Shloka 50

Samrāt-Lakṣaṇa and the Counsel to Check Jarāsandha (सम्राट्-लक्षणं जरासन्ध-प्रतिबाधा-परामर्शः)

Devanagari script

कुशस्थलीं पुरी रम्यां रैवतेनोपशोभिताम्‌ | ततो निवेशं तस्यां च कृतवन्तो वयं नूप,और राजन! रैवतक पर्वतसे सुशोभित रमणीय कुशस्थली पुरीमें जाकर हमलोग निवास करने लगे

Transliteration

Kuśasthalīṃ purīṃ ramyāṃ Raivatena upaśobhitām | tato niveśaṃ tasyāṃ ca kṛtavanto vayaṃ nṛpa ||

Translation

Śrī Kṛṣṇa said: “We then went to the delightful city of Kuśasthalī, made splendid by Mount Raivata; and there, O king, we established our dwelling.”

Word by Word

• कुशस्थलीम्: Kushasthalī (city-name)
• कुशस्थलीम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुशस्थली
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• पुरीम्: city
• पुरीम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरी
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• रम्याम्: beautiful, delightful
• रम्याम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रम्य
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• रैवतेन: by/with Raivata (mountain/king named Raivata)
• रैवतेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रैवत
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• उपशोभिताम्: adorned, beautified
• उपशोभिताम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उप-शोभित
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

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

• निवेशम्: dwelling, settlement, residence
• निवेशम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: निवेश
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• तस्याम्: in that (city)
• तस्याम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• कृतवन्तः: made, did, established
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृतवत्
• Form: Perfect (periphrastic perfect via कृ + कृतवत्), 3rd, Plural

• वयम्: we
• वयम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Nominative, Plural

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

Speaker

श्रीकृष्ण उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Śrī Kṛṣṇa
• Kuśasthalī
• Mount Raivata
• nṛpa (the king addressed)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights dharmic social order through peaceful settlement: choosing a secure, beautiful place to live and establishing residence lawfully, emphasizing stability, community, and rightful habitation rather than aggression.

What is happening in the narrative?

Kṛṣṇa narrates to the king that they went to the charming city called Kuśasthalī, beautified by Mount Raivata, and that they (his people) took up residence there.