Shloka 18

Duḥṣantasya Vana-praveśaḥ

King Duḥṣanta’s Entry into the Forest Hunt

Devanagari script

तस्या: शक्रस्य पूजार्थ भूमौ भूमिपतिस्तदा । प्रवेशं कारयामास गते संवत्सरे तदा,तदनन्तर एक वर्ष बीतनेपर भूपाल वसुने इन्द्रकी पूजाके लिये उस छड़ीको भूमिमें गाड़ दिया

Transliteration

tasyāḥ śakrasya pūjārthaṃ bhūmau bhūmipatistadā | praveśaṃ kārayāmāsa gate saṃvatsare tadā ||

Translation

ثم لما انقضت سنةٌ، أمر الملك فاسو، سيدُ الأرض، أن تُغرس تلك العصا في التراب غرسَ تثبيتٍ، قاصداً بها عبادةَ شَكْرَا (إِندْرَ).

Word by Word

• तस्याः: of her
• तस्याः: Sambandha
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Feminine, Genitive, Singular

• शक्रस्य: of Śakra (Indra)
• शक्रस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्र
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• पूजार्थम्: for the purpose of worship
• पूजार्थम्: Prayojana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूजा-अर्थ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• भूमौ: in/on the ground
• भूमौ: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूमि
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Singular

• भूमिपतिः: the king (lord of the earth)
• भूमिपतिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूमि-पति
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तदा: then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा

• प्रवेशम्: entry; insertion
• प्रवेशम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रवेश
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• कारयामास: caused (it) to be done; had (it) inserted
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (णिच्)
• Form: Perfect (Periphrastic perfect), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada, Yes

• गते: when (it was) gone/elapsed
• गते: Adhikarana
• Type: Participle
• Root: गम् (गत)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Locative, Singular, Past passive participle

• संवत्सरे: in the year; when a year had passed
• संवत्सरे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: संवत्सर
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• तदा: then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśaṃpāyana
• Śakra (Indra)
• Bhūmipati (King Vasu)
• Bhūmi (earth/ground)
• Installation object (staff/pole implied by context)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the dharma of a king: sustaining sacred rites and honoring the gods for the welfare and order of the realm. Royal authority is shown as inseparable from responsibility for ritual and communal religious life.

What is happening in the narrative?

After a year has elapsed, King Vasu arranges for an object (contextually a staff/pole) to be set into the ground as part of worship offered to Śakra (Indra).