Shloka 2

Devanagari script

गालवो विमृशन्नेव स्वकार्यगतमानस: । जगाम भोजनगरं द्रष्टमौशीनरं नृपम्‌,गालवका मन अपने कार्यकी सिद्धिके चिन्तनमें लगा था। उन्होंने मन-ही-मन कुछ सोचते हुए राजा उशीनरसे मिलनेके लिये भोजनगरकी यात्रा की

Transliteration

gālavo vimṛśann eva svakāryagatamānasaḥ | jagāma bhojanagaraṃ draṣṭum auśīnaraṃ nṛpam ||

Translation

Nārada said: Galava, his mind absorbed in the accomplishment of his own task, reflected inwardly and then set out for Bhojanagara to meet King Auśīnara.

Word by Word

• गालवः: Galava
• गालवः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: गालव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• विमृशन्: reflecting, considering
• विमृशन्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-मृश्
• Form: Present, Singular, Parasmaipada, Present active participle (pratipadika: विमृशत्), nominative singular masculine

• एव: indeed, just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• स्वकार्यगतमानसः: whose mind was fixed on his own task
• स्वकार्यगतमानसः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्वकार्यगतमानस
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• जगाम: went
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम्
• Form: Perfect, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• भोजनगरम्: to Bhojanagara (the city named Bhojanagara)
• भोजनगरम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भोजनगर
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• द्रष्टुम्: to see, to meet
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: Infinitive (tumun)

• औशीनरम्: the Aushinara (of the Ushinara lineage/country)
• औशीनरम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: औशीनर
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• नृपम्: king
• नृपम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृप
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Gālava
• Auśīnara (King Uśīnara’s descendant)
• Bhojanagara

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores purposeful dharmic action: one should reflect carefully (vimṛśan) with the mind fixed on the rightful task (svakāryagatamānasaḥ), and then act decisively by approaching an appropriate authority or benefactor.

What is happening in the narrative?

Nārada narrates that Galava, preoccupied with fulfilling his mission, thinks things through and travels to Bhojanagara to meet King Auśīnara, presumably to seek help or resources needed for his undertaking.