Shloka 146

Devanagari script

अत्र तिष्ठति वै स्वातिरत्रास्या उदय: स्मृत: । इसी दिशामें अरुन्धतीदेवी और सप्तर्षि प्रकाशित होते हैं। इसीमें स्वाती नक्षत्रका निवास है और यहीं उसका उदय होता है

Transliteration

atra tiṣṭhati vai svātir atrāsyā udayaḥ smṛtaḥ |

Translation

Yuparṇa sprach: „Hier wahrlich weilt das Asterismus Svātī; und hier weiß man auch, dass sein Aufgang geschieht.“ In derselben Richtung sieht man Arundhatī Devī und die Sieben Ṛṣis leuchten—als himmlische Orientierung für rechtes Verstehen und disziplinierte Beobachtung.

Word by Word

अत्रhere

तिष्ठतिstands / stays / is situated

वैindeed

स्वातिःSvāti (nakṣatra/star)

अत्रhere

अस्याःof her / of this (Svāti)

उदयःrising / ascent

स्मृतःis said/remembered (as)

Speaker

युपर्ण उवाच

Characters & Entities

Yuparṇa

Svātī (nakṣatra)

Arundhatī Devī

Saptarṣi (Seven Sages)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights reliance on established knowledge and careful observation of cosmic markers (nakṣatras and revered stars) as a way to orient oneself correctly—symbolically aligning human conduct with order and tradition.

What is happening in the narrative?

Yuparṇa points out a specific direction in the sky, identifying where Svātī is said to reside and rise, and notes that Arundhatī and the Saptarṣis are visible there—using celestial reference points to indicate location and auspicious orientation.