Shloka 28

वंशानुकीर्तनम् — Genealogical Recitation from Dakṣa to Yayāti and the Establishment of the Paurava Line

Devanagari script

नदीमाश्रमसम्बद्धां दृष्टवा55श्रमपदं तथा । चकाराभिप्रवेशाय मतिं स नृपतिस्तदा,उस मनोहर आश्रम और आश्रमसे सटी हुई नदीको देखकर राजाने उस समय उसमें प्रवेश करनेका विचार किया

Transliteration

nadīm āśrama-sambaddhāṃ dṛṣṭvā āśrama-padaṃ tathā | cakārābhipraveśāya matiṃ sa nṛpatis tadā ||

Translation

Dijo Vaiśaṃpāyana: Al ver el deleitoso paraje del eremitorio y el río contiguo al āśrama, el rey resolvió entonces entrar en él, movido por reverencia al lugar sagrado y por el deseo de acercarse de manera digna.

Word by Word

• नदीम्: river (as object seen)
• नदीम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: नदी
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• आश्रम-सम्बद्धाम्: connected with the hermitage
• आश्रम-सम्बद्धाम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आश्रमसम्बद्धा
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage), Non-finite

• आश्रम-पदम्: the hermitage-spot/place of the hermitage
• आश्रम-पदम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: आश्रमपद
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• तथा: also/likewise
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• चकार: made/did
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• अभि-प्रवेशाय: for entering
• अभि-प्रवेशाय: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अभिप्रवेश
• Form: Masculine, Dative, Singular

• मतिम्: intention/resolve
• मतिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: मति
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• नृपतिः: the king
• नृपतिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृपति
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तदा: then/at that time
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• nṛpati (the king)
• āśrama (hermitage)
• nadī (river)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

A ruler should approach sacred spaces with deliberate intention and respect; the verse highlights mindful entry into an āśrama as an ethical posture—humility before dharma and the sanctity of ascetic life.

What is happening in the narrative?

The narrator describes the king seeing a hermitage and the nearby river; impressed by the setting, he decides to enter the āśrama precinct.