Shloka 132

Devanagari script

सार्थवाह उवाच सार्थोडयं चेदिराजस्य सुबाहो: सत्यदर्शिन: । क्षिप्रं जनपदं गन्ता लाभाय मनुजात्मजे,सार्थवाहने कहा--राजकुमारी! हमारा यह दल शीघ्र ही सत्यदर्शी चेदिराज सुबाहुके जनपद (नगर)-में विशेष लाभके उद्देश्यसे जायगा

Transliteration

sārthavāha uvāca | sārtho 'yaṃ cedīrājasya subāhoḥ satyadarśinaḥ | kṣipraṃ janapadaṃ gantā lābhāya manujātmaje ||

Translation

The caravan-leader said: “O princess, this caravan will quickly go to the territory of Subāhu, the king of Cedi, a man of truthful vision, in order to gain profit.”

Word by Word

• सार्थवाहः: the caravan-leader
• सार्थवाहः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सार्थवाह
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उवाच: said/spoke
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• सार्थः: the caravan/company
• सार्थः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सार्थ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अयम्: this
• अयम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• चेत्: if
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: चेत्

• चेदिराजस्य: of the king of Cedi
• चेदिराजस्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: चेदिराज
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• सुबाहोः: of Subāhu
• सुबाहोः: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुबाहु
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• सत्यदर्शिनः: of the truth-seeing (one)
• सत्यदर्शिनः: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत्यदर्शिन्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• क्षिप्रम्: quickly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: क्षिप्र

• जनपदम्: to the country/territory
• जनपदम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: जनपद
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• गन्ता: will go / is going (as goer)
• गन्ता: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम्
• Form: Agent noun (future sense), -tṛ (गन्तृ) with nominative singular form गन्ता, Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• लाभाय: for gain/profit
• लाभाय: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: लाभ
• Form: Masculine, Dative, Singular

• मनुजात्मजे: in/at the son of a man (i.e., among humans / in a human-born one)
• मनुजात्मजे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनुजात्मज
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

Speaker

सार्थवाह उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sārthavāha (caravan-leader)
• Cedi (country/kingdom)
• Subāhu (king of Cedi)
• Janapada (territory/realm)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights a practical ethic of trade and travel: seek livelihood and profit, but under the shelter of a ruler described as satyadarśin—one who is truthful and clear-sighted—implying that prosperity is safest where governance is grounded in truth.

What is happening in the narrative?

A caravan-leader addresses a royal maiden and explains their immediate plan: the trading caravan will soon depart for the Cedi realm ruled by King Subāhu, aiming at commercial gain and security in that territory.