Shloka 33

Cyavana Explains His Tests; Kuśika Seeks Brāhmaṇya for His Line (च्यवन–कुशिक संवादः)

Devanagari script

यथादेशं महर्षेस्तु शुश्रूषापरमौ तदा । बभूवतुर्महाराज प्रयतावथ दम्पती,महाराज! वे दोनों दम्पति मन और इन्द्रियोंको वशमें करके महर्षिके आज्ञानुसार उनकी सेवामें लगे रहे

Transliteration

yathādeśaṃ maharṣes tu śuśrūṣāparamau tadā | babhūvatur mahārāja prayatāv atha dampatī ||

Translation

O King, then the husband and wife, devoted above all to service, restrained mind and senses and attended upon the great sage exactly as he had commanded.

Word by Word

• यथा: as, according to
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा

• आदेशम्: command, instruction
• आदेशम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: आदेश
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• महर्षेः: of the great sage
• Type: Noun
• Root: महर्षि
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• तु: indeed, but
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• शुश्रूषा-परमौ: having service as the highest aim; devoted to service
• शुश्रूषा-परमौ: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुश्रूषा-परम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• तदा: then, at that time
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा

• बभूवतुः: they two became / were
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Dual

• महाराज: O great king
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाराज
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• प्रयतौ: restrained, self-controlled, disciplined
• प्रयतौ: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रयत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• अथ: then, and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ

• दम्पती: the couple (husband and wife)
• दम्पती: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: दम्पती
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• Mahārāja (the king being addressed, i.e., Yudhiṣṭhira in context)
• Mahārṣi (a great sage)
• Dampatī (the husband-and-wife couple)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

True dharma is shown through disciplined service: restraining mind and senses, and faithfully carrying out a worthy teacher’s instructions with humility and care.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīṣma describes a husband and wife who, devoted to attending a great sage, live in self-restraint and serve him precisely as he directs.