Shloka 4

त्रिशङ्कुस्वर्गारोহণम्

Trishanku’s Bodily Ascent and the New Constellations

Devanagari script

विश्वामित्रवच श्श्रुत्वा सर्व एव महर्षय:।।।।ऊचुस्समेत्य सहिता धर्मज्ञा धर्मसंहितम्।

Transliteration

viśvāmitravacaḥ śrutvā sarva eva maharṣayaḥ || ūcuḥ sametya sahitā dharmajñā dharmasaṃhitam |

Translation

বিশ্বামিত্রের বাক্য শ্রবণ করে ধর্মজ্ঞ ও ধর্মনিষ্ঠ সকল মহর্ষি একত্রিত হয়ে একমনে ধর্মসম্মত বাক্য উচ্চারণ করলেন।

Word by Word

• विश्वामित्रवचः: Viśvāmitra's words
• विश्वामित्रवचः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viśvāmitra + vacas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया, एकवचनम्; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (viśvāmitrasya vacaḥ)

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śru (श्रु धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्तः अव्ययभावः (gerund/absolutive); ‘having heard’

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा, बहुवचनम्; विशेषणम्

• एव: indeed
• एव: Avadhāraṇa (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय

• महर्षयः: great sages
• महर्षयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: maharṣi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा, बहुवचनम्

• ऊचुः: said
• ऊचुः: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (वच् धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकारः (Perfect), परस्मैपदम्; प्रथमपुरुषः, बहुवचनम्

• समेत्य: having assembled
• समेत्य: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-i (इ धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्तः (absolutive); ‘having come together’

• सहिता: together, united
• सहिता: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam-ā-dhā (धा धातु) + kta / sahita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा, बहुवचनम् (सहिताः); विशेषणम्; ‘united/assembled’

• धर्मज्ञाः: knowers of dharma
• धर्मज्ञाः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dharma + jña (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा, बहुवचनम्; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः (dharmaṃ jānāti)

• धर्मसंहितम्: (words) in accordance with dharma
• धर्मसंहितम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dharma + saṃhita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया, एकवचनम्; विशेषणम्; तत्पुरुषः (dharmeṇa saṃhitam = endowed with dharma)

Context

Agreeing to these words of Viswamitra all the rishis, knowers of spiritual order and endowed with righteousness assembled there said:

Characters & Entities

• Viśvāmitra
• Mahārṣis (great sages)
• Dharma

FAQs

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

Dharma is upheld through communal discernment and harmony: the sages respond not impulsively but as a united body grounded in righteous judgment.

What is the narrative situation?

After Viśvāmitra states his intention regarding the sacrifice and Triśaṅku, the assembled sages confer and prepare a collective response.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

The sages’ dharma-knowledge (dharmajñatā) and unity (sāhitya) in arriving at a righteous course of action.