Shloka 40

Adhiratha-Rādhā Discover the Casket; Vasuṣeṇa (Karṇa) is Adopted and Formed

Devanagari script

ततो वरं ददौ तस्मै हविन्ध्याय परंतप:

Transliteration

tato varaṃ dadau tasmai havindhyāya parantapaḥ

Translation

随后，那位强大的克敌者赐予他一项恩赐——依循道德秩序，将相称的奖赏授予哈温提耶，以彰显对当受者的尊崇与适时施与的慷慨。

Word by Word

• ततः: then; thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (तद्-प्रातिपदिकात् अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (अपादान/काल/क्रमवाचक)

• वरम्: a boon
• वरम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन

• ददौ: gave
• ददौ: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्शभूत/परफेक्ट), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• तस्मै: to him
• तस्मै: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (सामान्यतः), चतुर्थी विभक्ति, एकवचन

• हविन्ध्याय: to Havindhya (proper name)
• हविन्ध्याय: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: हविन्ध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी विभक्ति, एकवचन

• परंतपः: the scorcher of foes (epithet)
• परंतपः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परंतप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

मार्कण्डेय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Mārkaṇḍeya (speaker)
• Havindhya
• Parantapa (epithet of the boon-giver)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the dharmic ideal of timely generosity: a worthy person is honored through an appropriate boon, reflecting the ethical responsibility of the powerful to reward merit and uphold moral order.

What is happening in the narrative?

Mārkaṇḍeya narrates that a powerful figure described as ‘parantapa’ grants a boon to Havindhya, marking a turning point where the recipient is formally rewarded.