Shloka 18.58Unverified draft
मम चायमनुप्राप्तो महानभ्युदयो द्विज। तवागमनज: कृत्स्नो धर्मश्चानुत्तमो मम।।1.18.57।।
Meaning
"This is great good fortune that has come upon me, O brahmin — your arrival alone is my complete and highest merit."
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| mama ca ayam anuprāptaḥ | मम च अयम् अनुप्राप्तः | and this has come upon me | Nominative singular |
| mahān abhyudayaḥ dvija | महान् अभ्युदयः द्विज | great prosperity, O twice-born | Nominative singular |
| tava āgamana-jaḥ kṛtsnaḥ | तव आगमन-जः कृत्स्नः | entirely born of your arrival | Nominative singular |
| dharmaḥ ca anuttamaḥ mama | धर्मः च अनुत्तमः मम | my unsurpassed merit | Nominative singular |
Reference: 1.18.58 · Bāla Kāṇḍa