Shloka 35

Aṃśāvataraṇa-kathana (Catalog of Divine/Asuric Portions in Human Births) — Chapter 61

Devanagari script

नगरं खाण्डवप्रस्थं रत्नान्यादाय सर्वश: । तत्र ते न्‍्यवसन्‌ पार्था: संवत्सरगणान्‌ बहून्‌

Transliteration

nagaraṃ khāṇḍavaprasthaṃ ratnāny ādāya sarvaśaḥ | tatra te nyavasan pārthāḥ saṃvatsaragaṇān bahūn ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana sprach: Mit allerlei Schätzen beladen zogen die Pārthas in die Stadt Khāṇḍavaprastha. Dort ließen sie sich nieder und lebten viele Jahre, indem sie Hausstand und Herrschaft in jener Gegend begründeten.

Word by Word

• नगरम्: city
• नगरम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: नगर
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• खाण्डवप्रस्थम्: Khandavaprastha (name of the city)
• खाण्डवप्रस्थम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: खाण्डवप्रस्थ
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• रत्नानि: gems, treasures
• रत्नानि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: रत्न
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• आदाय: having taken
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + दा
• Form: Absolutive (Gerund), Parasmaipada (usage)

• सर्वशः: entirely, in every way
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वशस्

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

• ते: they
• ते: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• न्यवसन्: dwelt, stayed
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि + वस्
• Form: Imperfect (Lan), 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada

• पार्थाः: the sons of Pritha (the Pandavas)
• पार्थाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• संवत्सरगणान्: groups of years, many years
• संवत्सरगणान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: संवत्सरगण
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• बहून्: many
• बहून्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहु
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Pārthas (Pāṇḍavas)
• Khāṇḍavaprastha
• ratnāni (treasures)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the dharmic ideal of establishing stability after hardship: rightful settlement, orderly governance, and sustained residence are presented as markers of legitimate rule and social flourishing.

What is happening in the narrative?

The Pāṇḍavas (Pārthas) proceed to Khāṇḍavaprastha with their valuables and take up long-term residence there, indicating the beginning of their settled life and political consolidation in that city.