Shloka 5

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

Devanagari script

तत एव पुनश्चापि गतः स्वर्गमिति श्रुतम्‌ राज्ञा वसुमता सार्थमष्टकेन च वीर्यवान्‌

Transliteration

tata eva punaścāpi gataḥ svargam iti śrutam rājñā vasumatā sārtham aṣṭakena ca vīryavān

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: It is heard that from that very place the valiant one again went up to heaven, together with King Vasumat and with Aṣṭaka.

Word by Word

• ततः: thereupon/from that (time/place)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद्
• Form: Avyaya (ablatival adverb: 'from that/thereupon')

• एव: indeed/just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव
• Form: Avyaya (emphatic particle)

• पुनः: again
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः
• Form: Avyaya

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च
• Form: Avyaya (conjunction)

• अपि: also/even
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि
• Form: Avyaya

• गतः: gone
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम्
• Form: Past active participle (क्त), masculine nominative singular

• स्वर्गम्: to heaven
• स्वर्गम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वर्ग
• Form: Masculine accusative singular

• इति: thus/“that”
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति
• Form: Avyaya (quotative particle)

• श्रुतम्: was heard/is reported
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), neuter nominative singular (impersonal: 'it is heard')

• राज्ञा: by the king
• राज्ञा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine instrumental singular

• वसुमता: wealthy/possessing riches
• वसुमता: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वसुमत्
• Form: Masculine instrumental singular (agreeing with राज्ञा)

• सार्थम्: together/along with
• Type: Noun
• Root: सार्थ
• Form: Neuter accusative singular (adverbial use: 'together/along with')

• अष्टकेन: with Aṣṭaka
• अष्टकेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अष्टक
• Form: Masculine instrumental singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च
• Form: Avyaya (conjunction)

• वीर्यवान्: valiant/powerful
• वीर्यवान्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वीर्यवत्
• Form: Masculine nominative singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Svarga
• King Vasumat
• Aṣṭaka

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the Itihāsa theme that sustained virtue and meritorious action lead to heavenly attainment; the tradition remembers exemplary figures as reaching Svarga through their vīrya and puṇya.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana reports a received tradition: the valiant figure (implied from context) is said to have gone again to Svarga, accompanied by King Vasumat and Aṣṭaka.