Shloka 22

Rājapurohita-lakṣaṇa and Purūravas–Vāyu Saṃvāda

Varṇa, Sovereignty, and Abhaya-dāna

Devanagari script

छायायामप्सु वायौ च सुखमुष्णेडधिगच्छति

Transliteration

chāyāyām apsu vāyau ca sukham uṣṇeḍ adhigacchati

Translation

A person finds relief and comfort from heat by resorting to shade, to water, and to a cooling breeze—showing that well-being arises from seeking the proper refuge and remedy suited to one’s condition.

Word by Word

• छायायाम्: in the shade
• छायायाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: छाया
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Singular

• अप्सु: in the waters
• अप्सु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अप्
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Plural

• वायौ: in the wind
• वायौ: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वायु
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

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

• सुखम्: comfort, ease
• सुखम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुख
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• उष्णे: in heat, when it is hot
• उष्णे: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उष्ण
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• अधिगच्छति: attains, finds
• Type: Verb
• Root: अधि-गम्
• Form: Present, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

ऐल उवाच

Characters & Entities

• ऐल (Aila)
• छाया (shade)
• अप्/जल (water)
• वायु (wind/breeze)
• उष्ण (heat)