Shloka 27

Ārṣṭiṣeṇa’s Siddhi and the Tīrtha-Boons; Sindhudvīpa–Devāpi Brāhmaṇya; Viśvāmitra’s Tapas Begins

Devanagari script

ततो हलधर: श्रीमान्‌ ब्राह्मणैः परिवारित: । जगाम तत्र राजेन्द्र रुषड्गुस्तनुमत्यजत्‌

Transliteration

tato haladharaḥ śrīmān brāhmaṇaiḥ parivāritaḥ | jagāma tatra rājendra ruṣaḍgustanumatyajat ||

Translation

Then the illustrious Haladhara (Balarāma), surrounded by brāhmaṇas, proceeded from there, O best of kings; and Ruṣaḍgu, abandoning his body, met his end.

Word by Word

• ततः: then; thereafter
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः
• Form: Avyaya (ablatival adverb: 'from there/then')

• हलधरः: the plough-bearer (Balarama)
• हलधरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: हलधर
• Form: Masculine, nominative, singular

• श्रीमान्: splendid; illustrious
• श्रीमान्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रीमत्
• Form: Masculine, nominative, singular

• ब्राह्मणैः: by/with Brahmins
• ब्राह्मणैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण
• Form: Masculine, instrumental, plural

• परिवारितः: surrounded; attended
• परिवारितः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परि + वृत
• Form: Masculine, nominative, singular; past passive participle (क्त)

• जगाम: went
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम्
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd person, singular, Parasmaipada

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र
• Form: Avyaya (locative adverb)

• राजेन्द्र: O king of kings
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजेन्द्र
• Form: Masculine, vocative, singular

• रुषड्गुः: Rushadgu (proper name)
• रुषड्गुः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुषड्गु
• Form: Masculine, nominative, singular

• तनुम्: body
• तनुम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: तनु
• Form: Feminine, accusative, singular

• अत्यजत्: abandoned; gave up
• Type: Verb
• Root: त्यज्
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), 3rd person, singular, Parasmaipada; with preverb अति-

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Haladhara (Balarāma)
• brāhmaṇas
• Ruṣaḍgu
• rājendra (addressed king, i.e., Janamejaya in the frame narrative)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse juxtaposes an honorable, orderly departure (a revered figure moving with brāhmaṇas) with the inevitability of death (Ruṣaḍgu giving up his body), reinforcing the epic’s ethical reminder that status and life are transient, while dharmic conduct and right company remain meaningful.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana reports that Balarāma (Haladhara) leaves the scene accompanied by brāhmaṇas, and that a person named Ruṣaḍgu dies there, marking a transition in events amid the broader Shalya Parva war narrative.