Shloka 23

सगरस्य पुत्रलाभः

Sagara’s Boons, Progeny, and the Rise of the Sixty Thousand

Devanagari script

तत: कालेन महता मतिस्समभिजायत।।।।सगरस्य नरश्रेष्ठ यजेयमिति निश्चिता।

Transliteration

tataḥ kālena mahatā matis samabhijāyata | sagarasya naraśreṣṭha yajeyam iti niścitā ||

Translation

久而久之，噢人中至善者，萨伽罗心中生起坚定的决意：“我当举行一场祭祀（yajña）。”

Word by Word

• ततः: thereafter
• ततः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; काल/क्रमवाचक (adverb: then/thereafter)

• कालेन: with/by time; after time
• कालेन: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd case), एकवचन (instrumental singular); कालवाचक तृतीया

• महता: great, long
• महता: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying kālena)

• मतिः: a resolve/idea
• मतिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन

• समभिजायत: arose
• समभिजायत: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-abhi-√jan (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (imperfect, past); प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; ‘arose/was born’

• सगरस्य: of Sagara
• सगरस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sagara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी, एकवचन

• नर-श्रेष्ठ: O best of men
• नर-श्रेष्ठ: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nara (प्रातिपदिक) + śreṣṭha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन (8th case), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (narāṇāṃ śreṣṭhaḥ)

• यजेयम्: I should sacrifice/perform
• यजेयम्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √yaj (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative); उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; ‘I should perform (a sacrifice)’

• इति: thus
• इति: Vākyārtha-dyotaka (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; इत्यर्थक (quotative particle)

• निश्चिता: determined, firm
• निश्चिता: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ni-√ci (धातु) → niścita (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle, क्त); स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन; मति-विशेषण

Context

O best among men! after a long time, a thought came to the mind of Sagara to definitely perform a sacrifice.

Characters & Entities

• Sagara
• Sacrifice (yajña; implied)

FAQs

What is the core ethical principle (Dharma) in this verse?

Dharma includes deliberate commitment to righteous ritual and public duty: a king’s resolve to perform yajña signals responsibility to cosmic order and societal well-being.

What is the narrative situation?

With his lineage established, Sagara forms a determined intention to undertake a major sacrifice, which will drive the next events of the episode.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Determination anchored in dharma—making a clear, purposeful resolve to act.