Shloka 25

Devanagari script

सर्वरत्नं वृषादर्भिययुवनाश्व: प्रिया: स्त्रिय: । रम्यमावसथं चैव दत्त्वा स्वलॉकमास्थित:,वृषदर्भके पुत्र युवनाश्व॒ सब प्रकारके रत्न, अभीष्ट स्त्रियाँ तथा सुरम्य गृह दान करके स्वर्गलोकमें निवास करते हैं

Transliteration

sarvaratnaṁ vṛṣādarbhi-yuvanāśvaḥ priyāḥ striyaḥ | ramyam āvasathaṁ caiva dattvā sva-lokam āsthitaḥ ||

Translation

Vyāsa said: “Vṛṣādarbhi’s son Yuvanāśva, having bestowed all kinds of precious jewels, beloved women, and a delightful dwelling, attained his own heavenly realm.”

Word by Word

सर्वरत्नम्all kinds of jewels

वृषदर्भियVṛṣadarbhiya (a person/name)

युवनाश्वःYuvanāśva (a person/name)

प्रियाःbeloved, desired

स्त्रियःwomen

रम्यम्beautiful, delightful

आवसथम्dwelling, residence

चand

एवindeed, just

दत्त्वाhaving given

स्वलोकम्his own world (heavenly realm)

आस्थितःhaving attained / having taken up (residence)

Speaker

व्यास उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vyāsa

Vṛṣādarbhi

Yuvanāśva

sarvaratna (jewels/treasures)

āvasatha (dwelling/house)

sva-loka (heavenly realm)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights dāna (generous giving) as a dharmic virtue: by giving valuable wealth and comforts, one accrues merit and attains an elevated posthumous state (one’s ‘own realm’/heaven).

What is happening in the narrative?

Vyāsa narrates that Yuvanāśva, identified through his connection to Vṛṣādarbhi, performed extensive gifts—jewels, beloved women, and a fine residence—and as a result is said to dwell in a heavenly realm.