Shloka 32

Genealogies from Purūravas to the Haihayas; Jayadhvaja’s Vaiṣṇava Resolve, Sage-Adjudication, and the Slaying of Videha

Devanagari script

ततस्तानब्रवीद् राजा विचिन्त्यासौ जयध्वजः / सत्त्वेन मुच्यते जन्तुः सत्त्वात्मा भगवान् हरिः

Transliteration

tatastānabravīd rājā vicintyāsau jayadhvajaḥ / sattvena mucyate jantuḥ sattvātmā bhagavān hariḥ

Translation

于是阇耶陀伐阇王沉思后对他们说道：“众生由清净之性（sattva）而得解脱；因为世尊诃利本具清净之性。”

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb), क्रम/अनन्तरार्थ (then/thereupon)

• तान्: them
• तान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुँलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), बहुवचन

• अब्रवीत्: said
• अब्रवीत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• राजा: the king
• राजा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुँलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• विचिन्त्य: having considered
• विचिन्त्य: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वि-चिन्त् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund), ‘having reflected’

• असौ: that (person)
• असौ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अदस् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुँलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• जयध्वजः: (he) whose banner is victory; Jayadhvaja (name/epithet)
• जयध्वजः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जय + ध्वज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि: यस्य ध्वजः जयः (whose banner is victory); पुँलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (असौ/राजा)

• सत्त्वेन: by sattva (purity)
• सत्त्वेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्त्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन

• मुच्यते: is liberated
• मुच्यते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुच् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive)

• जन्तुः: a living being
• जन्तुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन्तु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुँलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सत्त्वात्मा: whose essence is sattva
• सत्त्वात्मा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत्त्व + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि: यस्य आत्मा सत्त्वम् (whose nature is sattva); पुँलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (हरिः)

• भगवान्: the Blessed Lord
• भगवान्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुँलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• हरिः: Hari (Viṣṇu)
• हरिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुँलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

King Jayadhvaja

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Characters & Entities

• Jayadhvaja
• Bhagavan Hari (Vishnu)

More Details (3 sections)

FAQs

How does this verse explain the nature of the Supreme Self (Atman)?

It points to liberation through sattva—purity and clarity of consciousness—implying that the Divine (Hari) is realized when the mind becomes sattva-dominant and transparent to the Self.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse emphasizes sattva as the means of release, aligning with Yoga-shastra themes of purification: cultivating sāttvika conduct, restraint, devotion, and steady contemplation so that rajas and tamas subside and insight arises.

How does this verse depict the relationship between Shiva and Vishnu?

By grounding liberation in sattva and identifying Hari with that luminous principle, the verse supports the Purana’s integrative stance: the same Supreme is approached through different names and disciplines (including Shaiva-Pashupata and Vaishnava devotion) aimed at purification and realization.