Shloka 42

सुवर्णष्ठीविनोपाख्यानम्

The Account of Suvarṇaṣṭhīvin

Devanagari script

तत ऊर्ध्व कुमारस्तु स्वर्णछ्लीवी महायशा: । चित्तं प्रसादयामास पितुर्मातुश्च वीर्यवान्‌,तदनन्तर महायशस्वी और शक्तिशाली कुमार सुवर्णष्टीवीने जीवित होकर पिता और माताके चित्तको प्रसन्न किया

Transliteration

tata ūrdhvaḥ kumārastu svarṇaṣṭhīvī mahāyaśāḥ | cittaṃ prasādayāmāsa pitur mātuś ca vīryavān |

Translation

Rồi đứa trẻ ấy, Suvarṇaṣṭhīvī lừng danh và dũng mãnh, sau khi được phục sinh, đã làm cho lòng cha mẹ mình trở nên an hòa và hoan hỷ.

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (तद्-प्रातिपदिकात् अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya

• ऊर्ध्वम्: upwards; (later) thereafter
• ऊर्ध्वम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ऊर्ध्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyaya

• कुमारः: the prince/boy
• कुमारः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुमार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तु: but, indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya

• स्वर्णछ्लीवी: Suvarṇachlīvī (proper name)
• स्वर्णछ्लीवी: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वर्णछ्लीवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• महायशाः: highly renowned, of great fame
• महायशाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महायशस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• चित्तम्: mind, heart
• चित्तम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: चित्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• प्रसादयामास: pleased, gladdened
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रसादय् (धातु; causative of √सद्/√साद् in sense 'to please')
• Form: Perfect (periphrastic), 3rd person, Singular, Parasmaipada

• पितुः: of (his) father
• पितुः: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• मातुः: of (his) mother
• मातुः: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Genitive, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya

• वीर्यवान्: powerful, valiant
• वीर्यवान्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वीर्यवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

पर्वत उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Parvata (speaker)
• Suvarṇaṣṭhīvī (kumāra)
• father (pituḥ)
• mother (mātuḥ)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights familial dharma: the well-being of parents is deeply tied to the child’s welfare, and the restoration of life (or safety) restores mental peace and moral order within the household.

What is happening in the narrative?

After a critical event implied by ‘ūrdhvaḥ’ (being raised up/revived), the renowned youth Suvarṇaṣṭhīvī is alive again and, by his return, he comforts and gladdens the hearts of his father and mother.