Shloka 8

कुन्ती–व्याससंवादः

Kuntī–Vyāsa Dialogue on Durvāsā’s Boon and Karṇa’s Birth

Devanagari script

गुरुशुश्रूषया चैव जननी ते जनाधिप । प्राप्ता सुमहतीं सिद्धिमिति मे नात्र संशय:

Transliteration

guruśuśrūṣayā caiva jananī te janādhipa | prāptā sumahatīṁ siddhim iti me nātra saṁśayaḥ ||

Translation

那罗陀说道：“人中王啊，你的母亲昆蒂天后，因恭敬奉事师长与尊长，已得极大成就。对此，我毫无疑虑。”

Word by Word

• गुरु: in/with regard to the teacher(s)/elders
• गुरु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुरु
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• शुश्रूषया: by service/attendance
• शुश्रूषया: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुश्रूषा
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• एव: indeed/just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• जननी: mother
• जननी: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: जननी
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• ते: your
• ते: Sambandha
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: —, Genitive, Singular

• जनाधिप: O ruler of people
• Type: Noun
• Root: जनाधिप
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• प्राप्ता: has attained/obtained
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-आप्
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle)

• सुमहतीम्: very great
• सुमहतीम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुमहत्
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• सिद्धिम्: success/perfection
• सिद्धिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्धि
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• इति: thus/so (quotative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

• मे: of me / my
• मे: Sambandha
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: —, Genitive, Singular

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• अत्र: here/in this matter
• अत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• जन: O people (as address-element)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• ईश्वर: O lord
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईश्वर
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Kunti
• janadhipa (the king addressed)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Reverent service to gurus and elders (guruśuśrūṣā) is presented as a powerful dharmic practice that yields profound spiritual attainment (siddhi), emphasizing humility, gratitude, and disciplined conduct.

What is happening in the narrative?

Narada addresses the king and affirms that the king’s mother, Kunti, has achieved a great spiritual state, attributing her success to her devoted service to venerable elders/teachers, and he states his certainty about this.