Shloka 12

Devanagari script

पौरुकुत्सं ततो जम्मुस्त्रसदस्युं महाधनम्‌ | अगस्त्यश्ष श्रुतर्वा च ब्रध्नश्वश्न महीपति:,तब अगस्त्य, श्रुतर्वा और ब्रध्नश्च--तीनों पुरुकुत्सनन्दन-महाधनी त्रसदस्युके पास गये

Transliteration

Paurukutsaṃ tato Jammus Trasadasyuṃ mahādhanam | Agastyaś ca Śrutarvā ca Bradhnaśvaś ca mahīpatiḥ ||

Translation

Then Jammū, together with Agastya, Śrutarvā, and King Bradhnaśva, went to Trasadasyu, the immensely wealthy son of Purukutsa.

Word by Word

• पौरुकुत्सम्: the descendant of Purukutsa (Trasadasyu)
• पौरुकुत्सम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पौरुकुत्स (पुरुकुत्स-अपत्य)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

• जम्मुः: Jammu (a person/name)
• जम्मुः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: जम्मु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• त्रसदस्युम्: Trasadasyu
• त्रसदस्युम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रसदस्यु
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• महाधनम्: very wealthy
• महाधनम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महाधन
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अगस्त्यः: Agastya
• अगस्त्यः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अगस्त्य
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• श्रुतर्वा: Śrutarvan
• श्रुतर्वा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रुतर्वन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• ब्रध्नश्वः: Bradhnaśva
• ब्रध्नश्वः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रध्नश्व
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• महीपतिः: king, lord of the earth
• महीपतिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: महीपति
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

लोगश उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Purukutsa
• Trasadasyu
• Jammū
• Agastya
• Śrutarvā
• Bradhnaśva

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores an ethical-political ideal: legitimate royal standing is strengthened by right lineage and by association with venerable sages and righteous rulers, implying that wealth and power should be guided by dharma and wise counsel.

What is happening in the narrative?

A group—Jammū, the sage Agastya, Śrutarvā, and the king Bradhnaśva—goes to meet Trasadasyu, identified as the wealthy son of Purukutsa, continuing a lineage-centered account and linking notable figures to the heir.