Shloka 62
Śoka-śamana: Kṛṣṇa’s Consolation and Nārada’s Exempla to Sṛñjaya
Chapter 29
Devanagari script
स चेन्ममार सूंजय चतुर्भद्रतरस्त्वया । पुत्रात् पुण्यतरश्वैव मा पुत्रमनुतप्यथा:
Transliteration
sa cen mamāra sṛñjaya caturbhadrataras tvayā | putrāt puṇyataras caiva mā putram anutapyathāḥ ||
Translation
风神伐由说道：“噢，室利阇耶（Sṛñjaya）啊，若那些具足四种吉祥德行、胜过于你，且功德甚至超过你之子的人，也不能久留此世，那么他人又何足道哉？因此，你不应为你的儿子悲恸。”
Word by Word
सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
चेत्if
चेत्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootचेत्
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
ममारdied
ममार:
TypeVerb
Rootमृ
FormPerfect, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
सृंजयO Sṛñjaya
सृंजय:
TypeNoun
Rootसृंजय
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
चतुर्भद्रतरःmore auspicious in four ways / possessing fourfold greater auspiciousness
चतुर्भद्रतरः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootचतुर्भद्रतर
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular, Comparative
त्वयाthan you / by you
त्वया:
Karana
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद्
FormInstrumental, Singular
पुत्रात्than (your) son
पुत्रात्:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootपुत्र
FormMasculine, Ablative, Singular
पुण्यतरःmore virtuous / more meritorious
पुण्यतरः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootपुण्यतर
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular, Comparative
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
एवindeed
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
माdo not
मा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमा
FormProhibitive particle
पुत्रम्son
पुत्रम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपुत्र
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
अनुतप्यथाःgrieve / lament
अनुतप्यथाः:
TypeVerb
Rootअनु-तप्
FormPresent, Imperative (prohibitive with मा), 2nd, Singular, Atmanepada
Speaker
वायुदेव उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
Vāyu (Vāyudeva)S
SṛñjayaS
son of Sṛñjaya (unnamed in this verse)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
Even the most virtuous and well-endowed persons cannot escape death; recognizing the universality of impermanence, one should restrain excessive grief and cultivate steadiness of mind.
Vāyudeva addresses King Sṛñjaya, consoling him over his son’s death by pointing out that even people superior in auspicious qualities and merit have passed away; therefore Sṛñjaya should not lament.