Padma Purana — Bhumi Khanda, Shloka 21

The Marriage of Nahuṣa and Aśokasundarī at Vasiṣṭha’s Hermitage

within the Gurutīrtha Glorification

Devanagari script

एवमाभाष्य तां देवी राजानमिदमब्रवीत् । तव पुत्रो महाबाहुः समायातो हि सांप्रतम्

Transliteration

evamābhāṣya tāṃ devī rājānamidamabravīt | tava putro mahābāhuḥ samāyāto hi sāṃpratam

Translation

女神如此对他说罢，便对国王说道：“你的儿子，那位臂力无双者，确已在此刻到来。”

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: thus)

• आभाष्य: having addressed/spoken
• आभाष्य: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-भाष् (धातु) + ल्यप् (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त/ल्यबन्त अव्ययकृदन्त (absolutive/gerund), ‘having spoken’

• ताम्: her
• ताम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• देवी: the goddess
• देवी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• राजानम्: the king
• राजानम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• इदम्: this (statement)
• इदम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; वाक्यस्य कर्मरूपेण

• अब्रवीत्: said
• अब्रवीत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/past), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• तव: your
• तव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन

• पुत्रः: son
• पुत्रः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• महाबाहुः: the mighty-armed one
• महाबाहुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + बाहु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (महान् बाहुः यस्य)

• समायातः: has arrived
• समायातः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-या (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; ‘having come/arrived’

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चयार्थक-निपात

• सांप्रतम्: now/at present
• सांप्रतम्: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सांप्रतम् (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

Speaker

Devī (the Goddess)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: राजानमिदमब्रवीत् → राजानम् + इदम् + अब्रवीत्; एवमाभाष्य → एवम् + आभाष्य (sandhi of m+a).

Characters & Entities

• Devī
• Rājā (King)
• Putra (the king’s son)

FAQs

Who is speaking in this verse, and to whom?

Devī (the Goddess) is speaking to a king (rājānam), informing him about his son’s arrival.

What is the narrative function of this verse in the Bhūmi-khaṇḍa context?

It serves as a transition in a royal dialogue scene, announcing the immediate arrival of the king’s son and setting up the next action or exchange.

What ethical or dharmic theme is implied here?

The verse reflects truthful, timely communication in governance and family duty—an implicit dharmic ideal in royal narratives.