Shloka 28

Varuṇābhiṣeka–Agni-anveṣaṇa–Kaubera-tīrtha

Varuṇa’s Consecration; Search for Agni; Kaubera Sacred Site

Devanagari script

पशुदा वित्तदा चैव सुखदा च महायशा: । पयोदा गोमहिषदा सुविशाला च भारत

Transliteration

paśudā vittadā caiva sukhadā ca mahāyaśāḥ | payodā gomahiṣadā suviśālā ca bhārata

Translation

Vaiśampāyana nói: “Hỡi Bhārata, (những con bò ấy) ban gia súc, ban của cải, và ban an lạc; chúng lừng danh rạng rỡ. Chúng cho sữa, làm tăng thêm bò và trâu (tức làm đàn gia súc thêm đông), và thân hình rộng lớn, vạm vỡ.”

Word by Word

• पशुदा: giver of cattle/animals
• पशुदा: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पशु-द (दा)
• Form: feminine, nominative, singular

• वित्तदा: giver of wealth
• वित्तदा: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वित्त-द (दा)
• Form: feminine, nominative, singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

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

• सुखदा: giver of happiness/comfort
• सुखदा: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुख-द (दा)
• Form: feminine, nominative, singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• महायशाः: of great fame/glory
• महायशाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महायशस्
• Form: feminine, nominative, singular

• पयोदा: giver of milk
• पयोदा: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पयस्-द (दा)
• Form: feminine, nominative, singular

• गोमहिषदा: giver of cows and buffaloes
• गोमहिषदा: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गो-महिष-द (दा)
• Form: feminine, nominative, singular

• सुविशाला: very large/broad
• सुविशाला: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुविशाल
• Form: feminine, nominative, singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• भारत: O Bharata (descendant of Bharata)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भारत
• Form: masculine, vocative, singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Bhārata (Janamejaya)
• cows (go)
• buffaloes (mahiṣa)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse praises cows as a dharmic source of sustenance and prosperity—supporting livelihood (livestock), wealth, and comfort—thereby implying the ethical value of protecting and gifting such life-supporting resources in accordance with dāna-dharma.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana, narrating to King Janamejaya, describes the qualities and benefits of cows (notably their milk and their role in increasing herds), in a context that highlights their esteemed status and the merit associated with their possession or gifting.