Shloka 35

Cyavana Explains His Tests; Kuśika Seeks Brāhmaṇya for His Line (च्यवन–कुशिक संवादः)

Devanagari script

स तु राजा निराहार: सभार्य: कुरुनन्दन | पर्युपासत त॑ हृष्टक्ष्यवनाराधने रत:

Transliteration

sa tu rājā nirāhāraḥ sabhāryaḥ kurunandana | paryupāsata taṁ hṛṣṭaḥ kṣyavanārādhane rataḥ ||

Translation

Bhīṣma sprach: Jener König, fastend und von seiner Gemahlin begleitet, diente ihm voller Freude, ganz hingegeben an Verehrung und Dienst für Cyavana.

Word by Word

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

• तु: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• राजा: king
• राजा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• निराहारः: fasting; without food
• निराहारः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निराहार
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सभार्यः: together with (his) wife
• सभार्यः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सभार्य
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• कुरुनन्दन: O delight of the Kurus
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुरुनन्दन
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• पर्युपासत: served; attended upon; worshipped
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि-उप-आस्
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), Third, Singular

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• हृष्ट: delighted; joyful
• हृष्ट: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हृष्ट
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• क्ष्यवन: Cyavana (the sage)
• क्ष्यवन: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्ष्यवन
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• आराधने: in worship/service
• आराधने: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: आराधन
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• रतः: engaged; devoted
• रतः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• Kuru-nandana (Yudhiṣṭhira as addressee)
• the king (unnamed in this verse)
• the queen (the king's wife)
• Cyavana (sage)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Dharma is strengthened through self-discipline (fasting) and humble, joyful service to the worthy—especially sages—showing that reverence and restraint are ethical practices for rulers and householders alike.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīṣma narrates that a king, together with his wife, undertakes a fast and respectfully attends upon the sage Cyavana, remaining intent on his worship/propitiation.