Shloka 8

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

Sanskrit

इत्युक्तः प्रीतिमान् देवस्ततस्तं प्रत्युवाच ह ।

कार्तवीर्यं महाभागं वशीकृतमहीतलम् ॥

Transliteration

ity uktaḥ prītimān devas tatas taṃ pratyuvāca ha / kārtavīryaṃ mahābhāgaṃ vaśīkṛta-mahītalam

Translation

Được nói như vậy, bậc thần linh ấy, tràn đầy ân tình, liền đáp lời chàng—Kārtavīrya, người đại phúc, kẻ đã khiến cõi đất quy phục dưới quyền mình.

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Vākyasaṃbandha (उद्धरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; इत्यादि-उद्धरण/वाक्यसमाप्तिसूचक (quotative particle)

• उक्तः: having been addressed/told
• उक्तः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• प्रीतिमान्: pleased
• प्रीतिमान्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रीति-मत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; मतुप्-प्रत्ययान्त (possessive adjective: ‘having pleasure’)

• देवः: the god/lord
• देवः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• ततः: then/thereupon
• ततः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अपादान/क्रमवाचक (thereupon/then)

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• प्रत्युवाच: replied
• प्रत्युवाच: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रति-उप-√वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार, परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• ह: indeed/just
• ह: Emphasis (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; स्मरण/पादपूरणार्थक निपात (expletive particle)

• कार्तवीर्यम्: Kartavīrya (name)
• कार्तवीर्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कार्तवीर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• महाभागम्: greatly fortunate
• महाभागम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महā + भाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (महान् भागः यस्य/महान् भागः = very fortunate)

• वशीकृतमहीतलम्: who has subdued the earth
• वशीकृतमहीतलम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वशीकृत + महीतल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष-भावः: (वशीकृतं महीतलं येन/यत्) ‘having subdued the earth-surface’ (as epithet)

Speakers

• Narrator; Dattātreya about to grant a boon

Primary Deities

• Dattātreya
• Devī (contextually present)

Shakti Aspects

• Not explicit in this verse (Devī identified just prior)

Key Themes

• Divine approval
• Kingship validated by discernment
• Preparation for boon

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Power becomes worthy of blessing when joined with discrimination and humility; divine pleasure follows insight, not mere conquest.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

Vaṃśānucarita-style narrative affirmation of a king’s stature; it uses royal accomplishment as backdrop for spiritual testing and instruction.

What is the esoteric significance?

‘Subjugating the earth’ is external mastery; the divine reply marks the transition to inner confirmation—recognition that the king is not subjugated by māyā even while ruling the world.