Shloka 416

Nāga-āyatana-darśana-pratīkṣā — The Brāhmaṇa’s Request and Waiting on the Gomatī

Devanagari script

स चोपविविशे तत्र पीठे कुशमये शुभे । मन-ही-मन ऐसा सोचकर वे उन दोनोंकी प्रदक्षिणा करके एक सुन्दर कुशासनपर बैठ गये

Transliteration

sa copaviviśe tatra pīṭhe kuśamaye śubhe |

Translation

Then, having respectfully circumambulated those two and reflecting inwardly, he sat down there upon an auspicious seat made of kuśa grass.

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• उपविविशे: sat down
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-विश्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र

• पीठे: on the seat
• पीठे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पीठ
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• कुशमये: made of kuśa-grass
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कुशमय
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• शुभे: auspicious, beautiful
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• kuśa-grass seat (kuśamaya pīṭha)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the ethical posture required for learning dharma: inner reflection (manasā) and outward reverence (pradakṣiṇā), culminating in taking a pure, disciplined seat (kuśa), symbolizing readiness for sacred instruction.

What is happening in the narrative?

The narrator describes a person who, after mentally considering the situation and respectfully circumambulating two revered figures, sits on an auspicious kuśa-grass seat, indicating the start of a formal, respectful exchange or teaching.