Shloka 16

Cyavana’s Reconciliation with Indra; Tīrtha-Indexing at Ārcīka-parvata and Yamunā

Chapter 125

Devanagari script

आर्चीकपर्वतश्चैव निवासो वै मनीषिणाम्‌ | सदाफल: सदास्रोतो मरुतां स्थानमुत्तमम्‌

Transliteration

Ārcīkaparvataś caiva nivāso vai manīṣiṇām | sadāphalaḥ sadāsrotaḥ marutāṁ sthānam uttamam ||

Translation

Lomāśa said: “Beyond lies the mountain Ārcīka, a dwelling-place of the wise. It is ever laden with fruit and ever fed by flowing springs. Upon that mountain are excellent abodes of the gods, and it is a supreme station of the Maruts.”

Word by Word

• आर्चीकपर्वतः: the Archika mountain
• आर्चीकपर्वतः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: आर्चीकपर्वत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

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

• निवासः: dwelling/place of residence
• निवासः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: निवास
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• वै: indeed/verily
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै

• मनीषिणाम्: of the sages/wise men
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनीषिन्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• सदाफलः: having fruits always (ever-fruitful)
• सदाफलः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सदा-फल
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सदास्रोतः: having streams always (ever-flowing)
• सदास्रोतः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सदा-स्रोतस्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• मरुताम्: of the Maruts (wind-gods)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मरुत्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• स्थानम्: abode/place
• स्थानम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थान
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• उत्तमम्: excellent/supreme
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तम
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

लोगमश उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Lomasa
• Ārcīka Mountain
• manīṣins (wise sages)
• Maruts
• devas (gods)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse presents sacred geography as a moral-spiritual landscape: places associated with sages and gods are depicted as naturally abundant and pure, suggesting that wisdom, restraint, and divine presence harmonize with a life-sustaining environment.

What is happening in the narrative?

Lomasa continues guiding the travelers by describing the next sacred landmark—Ārcīka Mountain—highlighting its ever-fruitful trees, perennial springs, and its status as an excellent abode of the gods and a chief station of the Maruts.