Shloka 38

Kubera’s Fivefold Nīti and Protection of the Pāṇḍavas (वैश्रवणोपदेशः)

Devanagari script

ततः किम्पुरुषावासं सिद्धचारणसेवितम्‌ । ददृशुर्ह्ष्टरोमाण: पर्वत॑ं गन्धमादनम्‌,वहाँसे उन्हें गन्धमादन पर्वत दिखायी दिया, जो किम्पुरुषोंका निवासस्थान है। सिद्ध और चारण उसका सेवन करते हैं। उसे देखकर पाण्डवोंका रोम-रोम हर्षसे खिल उठा

Transliteration

tataḥ kimpuruṣāvāsaṃ siddhacāraṇasevitam | dadṛśur hṛṣṭaromāṇaḥ parvataṃ gandhamādanam ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: Then they beheld Mount Gandhamādana—dwelling-place of the Kimpuruṣas, frequented by Siddhas and Cāraṇas. At the sight of that sacred mountain, the Pāṇḍavas’ very hairs stood on end in joy.

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (तद्-प्रातिपदिकात्)
• Form: Avyaya

• किम्पुरुषावासम्: the abode of the Kimpuruṣas
• किम्पुरुषावासम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम्पुरुष-आवास
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• सिद्धचारणसेवितम्: frequented/attended by Siddhas and Cāraṇas
• सिद्धचारणसेवितम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सेवित (√सेव्) + सिद्ध-चारण
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• ददृशुः: they saw
• ददृशुः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दृश् (दर्शने)
• Form: Perfect, Parasmaipada, 3rd person, Plural

• हृष्टरोमाणः: having bristling hair (thrilled with joy)
• हृष्टरोमाणः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हृष्ट-रोमन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• पर्वतम्: mountain
• पर्वतम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्वत
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• गन्धमादनम्: Gandhamādana (name of the mountain)
• गन्धमादनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: गन्धमादन
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Pāṇḍavas
• Gandhamādana (mountain)
• Kimpuruṣas
• Siddhas
• Cāraṇas