Shloka 44

Cyavana’s Yogic Display and Kuśika’s Recognition of Tapas (च्यवन-योगप्रभावः कुशिकस्य तपःप्रशंसा च)

Devanagari script

भरतभूषण! तब वे महापराक्रमी भूपाल राजा नहुष प्रसन्न होकर बोले--“बस, आपलोगोंकी कृपा ही बहुत है' ।।

Transliteration

tato jagrāha dharme sa sthitim indranibho nṛpaḥ | tatheti coditaḥ prītastāvṛṣī pratyapūjayat ||

Translation

Then the king, radiant like Indra, chose as his boon steadfastness in dharma. When the two sages, pleased, assented with “So be it,” the king—gladdened—honoured and worshipped them both in due form.

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

• जग्राह: took, accepted
• Type: Verb
• Root: ग्रह्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3, Singular, Parasmaipada

• धर्मे: in dharma, in righteousness
• धर्मे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• स्थितिम्: steadfastness, abiding state
• स्थितिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थिति
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• इन्द्रनिभः: Indra-like
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इन्द्रनिभ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• नृपः: the king
• नृपः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृप
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तथा: so, thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• इति: thus (quotative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

• चोदितः: urged, prompted
• Type: Verb
• Root: चुद्
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• प्रीतः: pleased, delighted
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्री
• Form: क्त (past participle, adjectival), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तौ: those two (them)
• तौ: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Dual

• ऋषी: the two sages
• ऋषी: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Dual

• प्रत्यपूजयत्: honoured, worshipped (duly)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज्
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3, Singular, Parasmaipada, प्रति,अप

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• King Nahuṣa
• Two ṛṣis (sages)
• Indra (as a comparison)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The highest boon for a ruler is not power or pleasure but unwavering stability in dharma; ethical steadfastness is portrayed as the foundation of legitimate kingship, and gratitude toward spiritual mentors is part of that dharma.

What is happening in the narrative?

King Nahuṣa, urged by two sages to ask a boon, chooses ‘steadfastness in dharma.’ The sages grant it with ‘tathāstu/ tatheti,’ and the king, pleased, performs proper worship and honours them.