Shloka 9

Devanagari script

तत्राश्रमपदं धीमानभिगम्य स पार्थिव: । आससादाथ राजर्षि शतयूपं मनीषिणम्‌,वहाँ बुद्धिमानू भूपाल एक आश्रमपर जाकर वहाँके मनीषी राजर्षि शतयूपसे मिले

Transliteration

tatrāśramapadaṃ dhīmān abhigamya sa pārthivaḥ | āsasādātha rājarṣiṃ śatayūpaṃ manīṣiṇam ||

Translation

وهناك بلغ الملك الحكيم موضع الأشرم؛ فلما وصل، لقي ذلك الملك-الريشي الحكيمَ شتايوبا، صاحب البصيرة العميقة.

Word by Word

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र

• आश्रमपदम्: the hermitage-site/abode of the ashram
• आश्रमपदम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: आश्रमपद
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• धीमान्: wise, intelligent
• धीमान्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धीमन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अभिगम्य: having approached/reached
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-गम्
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Active (parasmaipada sense)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पार्थिवः: the king
• पार्थिवः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थिव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• आससाद: met/approached
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-√सद्
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• अथ: then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ

• राजर्षिम्: the royal sage
• राजर्षिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजर्षि
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• शतयूपम्: Shatayupa
• शतयूपम्: Karma
• Type: ProperNoun
• Root: शतयूप
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• मनीषिणम्: the thoughtful/sage one
• मनीषिणम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मनीषिन्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• pārthiva (the king)
• Śatayūpa
• āśramapada (hermitage)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

True wisdom in kingship includes the humility to seek guidance from realized elders; moving toward the hermitage symbolizes turning from power and possession toward dharma, restraint, and inner clarity.

What is happening in the narrative?

The wise king goes to a hermitage-settlement and meets the royal sage Śatayūpa, indicating a transition into a forest-ascetic setting where counsel and spiritual priorities guide the next actions.