Shloka 48

Ratnagrīva’s Pilgrimage and the Prescribed Procedure for Visiting Sacred Tīrthas

Devanagari script

निर्ययुर्ब्राह्मणास्तत्र शिष्यैः सह सुवेषिणः । आशिषं वरदानाढ्यां ददतो भूमिपं प्रति

Transliteration

niryayurbrāhmaṇāstatra śiṣyaiḥ saha suveṣiṇaḥ | āśiṣaṃ varadānāḍhyāṃ dadato bhūmipaṃ prati

Translation

Tại đó, các Bà-la-môn y phục trang nghiêm cùng các đệ tử lên đường, ban cho đức vua—bậc chúa tể cõi đất—những lời chúc phúc dồi dào ân phúc và ân ban.

Word by Word

• निर्ययुः: they went out
• निर्ययुः: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: निर्-या (धातु; √या)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/परोक्षभूत), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; उपसर्गः ‘निर्’

• ब्राह्मणाः: brāhmaṇas
• ब्राह्मणाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb)

• शिष्यैः: with disciples
• शिष्यैः: Sahakāraka/Instrument (करण/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिष्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• सह: together with
• सह: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सहार्थक-उपपद (governing instrumental)

• सुवेषिणः: well-dressed
• सुवेषिणः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुवेषिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण

• आशिषम्: a blessing
• आशिषम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आशिष् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• वरदानाढ्याम्: rich in boons
• वरदानाढ्याम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वरदानाढ्य = वरदान + आढ्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

• ददतः: of (them) giving
• ददतः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकृदन्त (present active participle); पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन; ‘of (those) giving’

• भूमिपम्: the king
• भूमिपम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूमिप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• प्रति: towards, to
• प्रति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपसर्ग/पूर्वसर्ग-निपातः, दिशार्थक (towards)

Speaker

Narrator (context not specified in the provided excerpt; commonly within the Pulastya–Bhīṣma dialogue frame in the Padma Purāṇa)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: निर्ययुर्ब्राह्मणाः = निर्ययुः ब्राह्मणाः. ददतो भूमिपं प्रति: participle ‘ददतः’ (gen. pl.) qualifies ‘ब्राह्मणाः’—‘of the brāhmaṇas who were giving (a blessing) to the king’.

Characters & Entities

• brāhmaṇas
• disciples
• king (bhūmipa)

FAQs

What is the main action described in this verse?

The verse describes brāhmaṇas, accompanied by their disciples, setting out and offering the king auspicious blessings and benedictions.

What does the verse suggest about the relationship between brāhmaṇas and the king?

It reflects a dharmic social ideal in which spiritual authorities (brāhmaṇas) confer blessings upon the ruler, supporting righteous governance through sacred goodwill and counsel.

What ethical lesson can be drawn from this verse?

It highlights mutual responsibility: learned communities uphold dharma through blessings and guidance, while rulers are positioned as recipients who should honor and support dharma-aligned conduct.