Shloka 28

कृतयुगवर्णनम् तथा राजधर्मोपदेशः

Kṛtayuga Description and Instruction on Royal Dharma

Devanagari script

एतत्‌ सहस्रपर्यन्तमहो ब्राह्ममुदाह्नतम्‌ । विश्व हि ब्रह्मभवने सर्वत: परिवर्त्तते

Transliteration

etad sahasraparyantam aho brāhmam udāhṛtam | viśvaṃ hi brahmabhavane sarvataḥ parivartate ||

Translation

یوں یہ عظیم برہمی (برہمن سے متعلق) بیان، جو ہزار تک پھیلا ہوا ہے، بیان کیا گیا۔ کیونکہ برہمن کے بھون میں قائم یہ سارا عالم ہر سمت گردش کرتا اور چکر در چکر بدلتا رہتا ہے۔

Word by Word

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• सहस्रपर्यन्तम्: extending up to a thousand
• सहस्रपर्यन्तम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सहस्रपर्यन्त
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• अहो: indeed/oh!
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अहो

• ब्रह्म: Brahman / the Absolute
• ब्रह्म: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• उदाहृतम्: is declared/has been stated
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद्-आ-हृ
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular, Passive, क्त (past passive participle)

• विश्वम्: the universe
• विश्वम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्व
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• हि: indeed/for
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि

• ब्रह्मभवने: in the abode/world of Brahman
• ब्रह्मभवने: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मभवन
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• सर्वतः: on all sides / everywhere
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वतः

• परिवर्तते: turns about / revolves / undergoes change
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि-वृत्
• Form: Present, Third, Singular, Atmanepada

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Brahman
• viśva (the universe)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse emphasizes a Brahma-centered vision: all phenomena belong to Brahman’s realm and the universe continually cycles and transforms within that ultimate ground.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana, as narrator, concludes or caps a preceding sacred exposition, marking its extent (“up to a thousand”) and summarizing its cosmic import: the world’s ceaseless turning within Brahman’s abode.