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

Vaiśampāyana nói: “Như vậy, lời thuật cao cả liên hệ đến Brahmā đã được tuyên bày, trải đến mức một nghìn (theo lượng/số). Quả thật, toàn thể vũ trụ, trong cõi của Brahman, xoay vần và luân chuyển khắp mọi phía.”

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.