Shloka 18

Āśramadharma and the Marks of the Muni

Yayāti–Aṣṭaka Saṃvāda

Devanagari script

वैशम्पायन उवाच प्रतिपेदे जरां राजा ययातिर्नाहुषस्तदा । यौवन प्रतिपेदे च पूरु: स्वं पुनरात्मन:,वैशम्पायनजी कहते हैं--जनमेजय! उस समय नहुषनन्दन राजा ययातिने अपनी वृद्धावस्था वापस ले ली और पूरुने पुन: अपनी युवावस्था प्राप्त कर ली

Transliteration

vaiśampāyana uvāca pratipede jarāṃ rājā yayātir nāhuṣas tadā | yauvanaṃ pratipede ca pūruḥ svaṃ punar ātmanaḥ ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: At that time King Yayāti, the son of Nahuṣa, took back old age; and Pūru, in turn, regained his own youth again. Thus the exchange of conditions was effected—by consent and sacrifice.

Word by Word

वैशम्पायनःVaiśampāyana

उवाचsaid

प्रतिपेदेobtained / took back / attained

जराम्old age

राजाthe king

ययातिःYayāti

नाहुषःof Nahuṣa

तदाthen

यौवनम्youth

प्रतिपेदेobtained / attained

चand

पूरुःPūru

स्वम्his own

पुनःagain

आत्मनःof himself / his own

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Yayāti

Nahuṣa

Pūru

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Sandhi Notes