Shloka 2

ययाति–अष्टक–प्रतर्दन संवादः | Yayāti’s Dialogue with Aṣṭaka and Pratardana on Merit, Gifts, and Ethical Restraint

Devanagari script

उषित्वा च वने वासं ब्राह्मणै: संशितव्रत: । फलमूलाशनो दान्तस्तत: स्वर्गमितो गत:,वे वनमें ब्राह्मणोंके साथ रहकर कठोर व्रतका पालन करते हुए फल-मूलका आहार तथा मन और इन्द्रियोंका संयम करते थे, इससे वे स्वर्गलोकमें गये

Transliteration

uṣitvā ca vane vāsaṃ brāhmaṇaiḥ saṃśitavrataḥ | phalamūlāśano dāntas tataḥ svargam ito gataḥ ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: Having lived in the forest in the company of brāhmaṇas, observing strict vows, subsisting on fruits and roots, and restraining his mind and senses, he thereafter departed from this world and attained heaven.

Word by Word

उषित्वाhaving stayed (dwelt)

चand

वनेin the forest

वासम्dwelling, residence

ब्राह्मणैःwith/along with Brahmins

संशितव्रतःone whose vow is sharpened/strict (of strict vows)

फलमूलाशनःone who eats fruits and roots

दान्तःself-controlled, restrained

ततःthereupon, from that (cause)

स्वर्गम्to heaven

इतःfrom here

गतःgone, departed

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

forest (vana)

brāhmaṇas

Svarga (heaven)

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?

Strict observance of vows, simplicity of living (fruit-and-root diet), and restraint of mind and senses—especially in the guidance and company of brāhmaṇas—are presented as dharmic disciplines that lead to spiritual merit and attainment of heaven.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana describes a person who lived austerely in the forest with brāhmaṇas, practiced rigorous vows and self-control, and then, upon leaving this world, attained Svarga.