Shloka 18

भूमिभार-निवारणप्रसङ्गः (Bhūmibhāra-nivāraṇa-prasaṅgaḥ) — The Motif of Relieving Earth’s Burden

Devanagari script

स गत्वा परमप्रीतो मातुलं मातरं च ताम्‌ | अभिगम्योपसंगृहा[ तथावृत्तं न्‍यवेदयत्‌,वे अत्यन्त प्रसन्न हो घर जाकर मामा और मातासे मिले और उनके चरणोंमें प्रणाम करके वहाँका सब समाचार सुनाया

Transliteration

sa gatvā paramaprīto mātulaṃ mātaraṃ ca tām | abhigamyopasaṅgṛhya tathāvṛttaṃ nyavedayat ||

Translation

He went home, exceedingly delighted. Approaching his maternal uncle and his mother, he respectfully greeted them and then reported to them, in full, everything that had occurred.

Word by Word

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

• गत्वा: having gone
• गत्वा: Adhikarana
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral)

• परमप्रीतः: very delighted
• परमप्रीतः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परमप्रीत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• मातुलम्: maternal uncle
• मातुलम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: मातुल
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• मातरम्: mother
• मातरम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: मातृ
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

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

• ताम्: her (that one)
• ताम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• अभिगम्य: having approached
• अभिगम्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-गम्
• Form: ल्यप् (gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral)

• उपसंगृह्य: having respectfully greeted / having paid respects
• उपसंगृह्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-सम्-ग्रह्
• Form: ल्यप् (gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral)

• तथावृत्तम्: the events as they happened; the whole account
• तथावृत्तम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: तथावृत्त
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• न्यवेदयत्: he informed / reported
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-विद्
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

शौनक उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Śaunaka (speaker)
• mātula (maternal uncle)
• mātā (mother)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights dharmic conduct in family life: approaching elders with respect (greeting, paying homage) and conveying events truthfully and completely, reinforcing trust and proper relational duties.

What is happening in the narrative?

A character returns home in great joy, meets his maternal uncle and mother, offers respectful greetings, and narrates to them the entire sequence of what has happened.