Shloka 22

Rājapurohita-lakṣaṇa and Purūravas–Vāyu Saṃvāda

Varṇa, Sovereignty, and Abhaya-dāna

Devanagari script

छायायामप्सु वायौ च सुखमुष्णेडधिगच्छति

Transliteration

chāyāyām apsu vāyau ca sukham uṣṇeḍ adhigacchati

Translation

Ein Mensch findet Linderung und Trost vor der Hitze, indem er Zuflucht im Schatten, im Wasser und in einer kühlenden Brise sucht—und zeigt damit, dass Wohlergehen daraus entsteht, den rechten Schutz und das passende Heilmittel für die eigene Lage zu wählen.

Word by Word

• छायायाम्: in the shade
• छायायाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: छाया
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Singular

• अप्सु: in the waters
• अप्सु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अप्
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Plural

• वायौ: in the wind
• वायौ: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वायु
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• सुखम्: comfort, ease
• सुखम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुख
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• उष्णे: in heat, when it is hot
• उष्णे: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उष्ण
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• अधिगच्छति: attains, finds
• Type: Verb
• Root: अधि-गम्
• Form: Present, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

ऐल उवाच

Characters & Entities

• ऐल (Aila)
• छाया (shade)
• अप्/जल (water)
• वायु (wind/breeze)
• उष्ण (heat)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Suffering is eased by choosing an appropriate countermeasure: just as heat is relieved by shade, water, and breeze, human distress is relieved by seeking the right support, discipline, or counsel suited to the problem.

What is happening in the narrative?

Aila speaks in a didactic context within Śānti Parva, using a simple natural example—relief from heat through shade, water, and wind—to illustrate a broader ethical point about finding proper remedies and refuges.