Shloka 12

Adhyaya 19 — Kartavirya Arjuna at Dattatreya’s Ashram: Boons, Sovereignty, and Vaishnava Praise

Sanskrit

तेषामहं परां तुष्टिं पुत्रदारधनादिकम् ।

प्रदास्याम्यवघातञ्च हनिष्याम्यवमन्यताम् ॥

Transliteration

teṣām ahaṃ parāṃ tuṣṭiṃ putradāradhanādikam /

pradāsyāmy avaghātañ ca haniṣyāmy avamanyatām

Translation

انہیں میں اعلیٰ ترین اطمینان عطا کروں گی—بیٹے، بیوی، دولت وغیرہ؛ اور ان پر ہونے والی اذیت کو مٹا دوں گی اور ان کی بے حرمتی کا بھی خاتمہ کر دوں گی۔

Word by Word

• teṣām: for them / of them
• teṣām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/recipient-possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural; demonstrative pronoun

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: Common pronoun, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• parām: supreme
• parām: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; agreeing with tuṣṭim

• tuṣṭim: satisfaction/favor
• tuṣṭim: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tuṣṭi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• putra-dāra-dhana-ādikam: sons, wife, wealth, and the like
• putra-dāra-dhana-ādikam: Karma (कर्म/Object/apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: putra (प्रातिपदिक) + dāra (प्रातिपदिक) + dhana (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; ādi-compound: 'sons, wife, wealth, etc.'

• pradāsyāmi: I will bestow
• pradāsyāmi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√dā (धातु)
• Form: Luṭ (लृट्/Future), Parasmaipada, 1st person (उत्तमपुरुष), Singular

• avaghātam: destruction/striking down
• avaghātam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: avaghāta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चय)

• haniṣyāmi: I will destroy
• haniṣyāmi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: han (धातु)
• Form: Luṭ (लृट्/Future), Parasmaipada, 1st person, Singular

• avamanyatām: disrespect/contempt
• avamanyatām: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: avamanyatā (प्रातिपदिक; abstract noun from ava-√man)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

Speakers

• Dattātreya speaking (to Kārtavīrya)

Verse Rasa

{ "primaryRasa": "bhakti", "secondaryRasa": "shanta", "rasaIntensity": 0, "emotionalArcPosition": "", "moodDescriptors": [] }

Primary Deities

• Dattātreya

Key Themes

• Divine protection
• Householder prosperity
• Phala-śruti
• Honor and social standing

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

The promise links dharmic devotion with both inner fulfillment (tuṣṭi) and outer stability (family/wealth), and also with social justice—harm and dishonor against devotees are checked.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

Carita material: it motivates the later eminence of the king by specifying the divine economy of merit and protection.

What is the esoteric significance?

‘Destroying harm and disrespect’ indicates a protective field around dharma: alignment with the sacred is portrayed as generating both prosperity and an aura of inviolability.