Shloka 9

अध्याय ९० — लोमशोपदेशः तथा तीर्थयात्रानिश्चयः

Lomaśa’s Counsel and the Resolve for Pilgrimage

Devanagari script

कामकृद्‌ यो द्विजातीनां श्रुतस्तात यथा पुरा । अत्यन्तमाश्रम: पुण्य: शरभंगस्य विश्रुत:,तात! प्राचीनकालमें राजा भरत ब्राह्मणोंकी मनोवाञ्छाको पूर्ण करनेवाला राजा सुना गया है। उत्तराखण्डमें ही महर्षि शरभड़का अत्यन्त पुण्यदायक आश्रम विख्यात है

Transliteration

kāmakṛd yo dvijātīnāṁ śrutas tāta yathā purā | atyantam āśramaḥ puṇyaḥ śarabhāṅgasya viśrutaḥ ||

Translation

قال دهاوميا: «يا بُنيّ، لقد سُمِع في الأزمنة السالفة بملكٍ يُدعى بهاراتا، اشتهر بإشباع رغبات ذوي الميلادين (البراهمة). وفي الناحية الشمالية أيضًا صومعةٌ بالغة القداسة للناسك الشهير شَرَبْهانغا (Śarabhāṅga)، ذائعة الصيت بطهارتها.»

Word by Word

• कामकृत्: wish-fulfilling (one who does what is desired)
• कामकृत्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कामकृत् (प्रातिपदिक; काम + कृत्)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• यः: who
• यः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• द्विजातीनाम्: of the twice-born (Brahmins etc.)
• द्विजातीनाम्: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विजाति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Genitive, Plural

• श्रुतः: is heard/was heard (is known by report)
• श्रुतः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रु (धातु) → श्रुत (क्त-कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तात: dear one / son (address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तात (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• यथा: as, just as
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)

• पुरा: formerly, in olden times
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरा (अव्यय)

• अत्यन्तम्: exceedingly, extremely
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्यन्तम् (अव्यय; अत्यन्त-प्रातिपदिकस्य नपुंसक-एकवचन-आकारः अव्ययीभूतः)

• आश्रमः: hermitage, ashram
• आश्रमः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: आश्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पुण्यः: holy, meritorious
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• शरभङ्गस्य: of Śarabhanga
• शरभङ्गस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: शरभङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक; नाम)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• विश्रुतः: well-known, renowned
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि-श्रु (धातु) → विश्रुत (क्त-कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तात: dear one (address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तात (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

धौम्य उवाच

Characters & Entities

• धौम्य (Dhaumya)
• भरत (Bharata)
• द्विजाति/ब्राह्मण (the twice-born/Brahmins)
• शरभंग (Śarabhāṅga)
• आश्रम (hermitage)
• उत्तराखण्ड/उत्तर दिशा (northern region)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights dharma in two complementary forms: the king’s duty to honor and support the learned (dvijas), and the sanctifying power of a righteous hermitage. Social order is upheld when rulers serve virtue and when sages maintain holy centers of austerity.

What is happening in the narrative?

Dhaumya points out exemplary models and sacred destinations: he recalls the ancient fame of King Bharata as a benefactor of Brahmins and mentions the celebrated, highly meritorious hermitage of the sage Śarabhāṅga in the northern region, indicating a revered place associated with ascetic holiness.