Shloka 28

Devanagari script

नदीमाश्रमसम्बद्धां दृष्टवा55श्रमपदं तथा । चकाराभिप्रवेशाय मतिं स नृपतिस्तदा,उस मनोहर आश्रम और आश्रमसे सटी हुई नदीको देखकर राजाने उस समय उसमें प्रवेश करनेका विचार किया

Transliteration

nadīm āśrama-sambaddhāṃ dṛṣṭvā āśrama-padaṃ tathā | cakārābhipraveśāya matiṃ sa nṛpatis tadā ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: Seeing the delightful hermitage-site and the river adjoining the āśrama, the king then resolved to enter it—moved by reverence for the sacred place and the wish to approach it in a fitting manner.

Word by Word

नदीम्river (as object seen)

आश्रम-सम्बद्धाम्connected with the hermitage

दृष्ट्वाhaving seen

आश्रम-पदम्the hermitage-spot/place of the hermitage

तथाalso/likewise

चकारmade/did

अभि-प्रवेशायfor entering

मतिम्intention/resolve

सःhe

नृपतिःthe king

तदाthen/at that time

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

nṛpati (the king)

āśrama (hermitage)

nadī (river)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

A ruler should approach sacred spaces with deliberate intention and respect; the verse highlights mindful entry into an āśrama as an ethical posture—humility before dharma and the sanctity of ascetic life.

What is happening in the narrative?

The narrator describes the king seeing a hermitage and the nearby river; impressed by the setting, he decides to enter the āśrama precinct.