Shloka 51
Śākadvīpa–Pramāṇa–Varṇana
Measurements and Description of Śākadvīpa
Devanagari script
य: शृणोति महीपाल पर्वणीदं यतव्रत: । प्रीयन्ते पितरस्तस्य तथैव च पितामहा:
Transliteration
yaḥ śṛṇoti mahīpāla parvaṇīdaṃ yatavrataḥ | prīyante pitaras tasya tathaiva ca pitāmahāḥ ||
Translation
三阇耶曰：大王啊，凡能自持克己、坚守誓戒，并于每一吉祥节日聆听此事者，其祖先与先祖皆大悦而满足。
Word by Word
यःwho
यः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
शृणोतिhe hears
शृणोति:
TypeVerb
Rootश्रु
FormPresent, 3, Singular, Parasmaipada
महीपालO king (protector of the earth)
महीपाल:
TypeNoun
Rootमहीपाल
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
पर्वणिon a festival/holy day
पर्वणि:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootपर्वन्
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
इदम्this (account)
इदम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
यतव्रतःone of restrained vows / observing vows
यतव्रतः:
TypeAdjective
Rootयतव्रत
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
प्रीयन्तेare pleased / become satisfied
प्रीयन्ते:
TypeVerb
Rootप्री
FormPresent, 3, Plural, Atmanepada
पितरःthe ancestors (pitṛs)
पितरः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपितृ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
तस्यof him
तस्य:
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular
तथाso, likewise
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
एवindeed, just
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
पितामहाःgrandfathers / forefathers
पितामहाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपितामह
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
भूपालO king
भूपाल:
TypeNoun
Rootभूपाल
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaM
mahīpāla (the king, i.e., Dhṛtarāṣṭra as addressee)P
pitaraḥ (ancestors)P
pitāmahāḥ (forefathers)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
Regularly hearing sacred history with self-discipline and a vowed mind is presented as a dharmic act whose merit extends beyond oneself, bringing satisfaction to one’s ancestors and forefathers.
Sañjaya addresses the king and states a phalaśruti: whoever listens to this episode on parvan (festival/observance) days while maintaining restraint and vows gains the blessing that his pitṛs and pitāmahas are pleased.