Shloka 46

ब्राह्मणपूजायां व्युष्टिः — Vyuṣṭi (Merit-Outcome) of Honoring Brāhmaṇas: Kṛṣṇa and Durvāsā

Devanagari script

वर्धयन्तस्तथैवान्ये पूजयन्तस्तथापरे । वाम्भिक्रग्भूषितार्थाभि: स्तुवन्तो मधुसूदनम्‌

Transliteration

vardhayantas tathaivānye pūjayantas tathāpare | vāmbhikragbhūṣitārthābhiḥ stuvanto madhusūdanam |

Translation

کچھ نے مبارک باد کے کلمات سے اُن کی عزت بڑھائی، کچھ نے پوجا اور ستائش کی، اور کچھ نے معنی خیز رِگ ویدی رِچاؤں کے ذریعے مدھوسودن کی حمد و ثنا کی۔

Word by Word

• वर्धयन्तः: congratulating / increasing (his glory)
• वर्धयन्तः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: वर्धयत् (वर्ध् + णिच्)
• Form: वर्तमान कृदन्त (शतृ), परस्मैपदी-प्रयोग (कर्तरि), पुं, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• तथा: thus, in that manner
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• एव: indeed, just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• अन्ये: others
• अन्ये: Karta
• Type: Pronoun/Adjective
• Root: अन्य
• Form: पुं, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• पूजयन्तः: worshipping, honoring
• पूजयन्तः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूजयत् (पूज् + णिच्)
• Form: वर्तमान कृदन्त (शतृ), परस्मैपदी-प्रयोग (कर्तरि), पुं, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• तथा: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• अपरे: others (some more)
• अपरे: Karta
• Type: Pronoun/Adjective
• Root: अपर
• Form: पुं, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• ऋग्भिः: with (Rigvedic) verses
• ऋग्भिः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋच्
• Form: स्त्री, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• अर्थाभिः: with meanings / with import
• अर्थाभिः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्थ
• Form: पुं, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• वाम्भि: (uncertain reading; possibly an intensifier/qualifier in this transmission)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वाम्भि (पाठभेद/दुर्लभ-रूप)

• स्तुवन्तः: praising
• स्तुवन्तः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्तुवत् (स्तु)
• Form: वर्तमान कृदन्त (शतृ), परस्मैपदी-प्रयोग (कर्तरि), पुं, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• मधुसूदनम्: Madhusūdana (Krishna)
• मधुसूदनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: मधुसूदन
• Form: पुं, द्वितीया, एकवचन

Speaker

वायुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

• वायुदेव (Vāyudeva)
• मधुसूदन (Madhusūdana / Kṛṣṇa)
• ऋग्वेद (Ṛgveda)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights dhārmic reverence: honoring the worthy can take multiple legitimate forms—congratulation, worship, and scriptural praise—showing that devotion is expressed through both heartfelt respect and Vedic, meaning-rich speech.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vāyudeva describes a scene where different groups respond to Madhusūdana (Kṛṣṇa) by honoring him in varied ways: some offer felicitations, some perform acts of worship, and others recite meaningful Ṛgvedic verses to extol him.