Shloka 47

Brahmā’s Discourse to Mohinī

Harivāsara, Desire, and the Satya-Test of Rukmāṅgada

Devanagari script

यस्यां धर्मांगदो जातो पितुरत्यधिकः सुतः । दशनागायु तबलः प्रतापेन रविर्यथा ॥ ४७ ॥

Transliteration

yasyāṃ dharmāṃgado jāto pituratyadhikaḥ sutaḥ | daśanāgāyu tabalaḥ pratāpena raviryathā || 47 ||

Translation

由她诞生了达摩芒伽达（Dharmāṅgada），其子胜过其父；力如万象，威光炽盛，勇武如日轮般辉耀。

Word by Word

• यस्याम्: in whom
• यस्याम्: अधिकरण (अधिकरणकारक/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः (Locative/सप्तमी), एकवचनम्; ‘in whom/for whom’ (refers to wife)

• धर्माङ्गदः: Dharmāṅgada
• धर्माङ्गदः: कर्ता (कर्तृकारक/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म + अङ्गद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative/प्रथमा), एकवचनम्; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (धर्मस्य अङ्गदः)

• जातः: was born
• जातः: क्रिया-विशेषण/भाव (Predicative to subject)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: भूतकालिक-कृदन्तः (Past participle/क्त), पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा एकवचनम्; ‘born’ (with implied ‘अभवत्’)

• पितुः: of (his) father
• पितुः: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, षष्ठी-विभक्तिः (Genitive/षष्ठी), एकवचनम्

• अति-अधिकः: exceedingly superior
• अति-अधिकः: विशेषण (विशेषण-भाव/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अति (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + अधिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; अव्ययीभावः (अति+अधिकः = अत्यधिकः)

• सुतः: son
• सुतः: कर्ता (कर्तृकारक/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative/प्रथमा), एकवचनम्; apposition to Dharmāṅgada

• दश-नाग-आयुः: having a lifespan of ten nāgas (very long-lived)
• दश-नाग-आयुः: विशेषण (विशेषण-भाव/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दश (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + नाग (प्रातिपदिक) + आयुस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; समासः (दश नागानाम् आयुः यस्य/दश-नाग-आयुः) दीर्घायुः-विशेषणम्

• तबलः: strong
• तबलः: विशेषण (विशेषण-भाव/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तबल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; बलवान्/स्थूलबलयुक्तः (strong)

• प्रतापेन: by (his) splendor
• प्रतापेन: करण (करणकारक/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रताप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः (Instrumental/तृतीया), एकवचनम्

• रविः: the sun
• रविः: उपमान (Comparand)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रवि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; उपमान (standard of comparison)

• यथा: as/like
• यथा: सम्बन्ध/उपमान-निर्देशक (Comparator)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; उपमा-प्रयोगे (comparative particle)

Speaker

Suta (narrating the Purāṇic account)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"vira","secondary_rasa":"adbhuta","emotional_journey":"Celebratory birth-description rises into heroic awe through hyperbolic strength and solar radiance imagery."}

Characters & Entities

• Dharmāṅgada
• Ravi (Sun)

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in Narada Purana?

It frames Dharmāṅgada as a divinely favored, dharma-aligned hero: surpassing lineage pride (father) through merit, and shining with solar-like tejas—an emblem of righteous power used in sacred narrative to magnify the sanctity of the associated place and story.

How does this verse explain the path of devotion (Bhakti)?

Indirectly: the verse praises tejas and strength, but within Purāṇic storytelling such qualities are ideally grounded in dharma and offered in service to the sacred—implying that true greatness supports devotion and protection of dharmic order rather than ego.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Alaṅkāra-style poetic simile (upamā)—“like the Sun”—is used to convey tejas; while not a technical Vedāṅga lesson, it reflects classical Sanskrit expression often supported by śikṣā (phonetics) and vyākaraṇa (grammar) in accurate recitation and interpretation.