Shloka 27

Vasiṣṭhāpavāha: Sarasvatī’s Diversion and Viśvāmitra’s Curse (वसिष्ठापवाहः)

Devanagari script

ऋषि क्रोध छोड़कर राजापर प्रसन्न हुए और पुनः उनके राज्यको संकटसे बचानेके लिये आहुति देने लगे ।।

Transliteration

mokṣayitvā tato rāṣṭraṃ pratigṛhya paśūn bahūn | hṛṣṭātmā naimiṣāraṇyaṃ jagāma punar eva saḥ ||

Translation

Habiendo librado así al reino del peligro, el sabio aceptó del rey, como dádiva, numerosos ganados. Con el corazón jubiloso—dejada atrás la ira y cumplido su propósito—partió de nuevo hacia Naimiṣāraṇya.

Word by Word

• मोक्षयित्वा: having freed / having delivered
• Type: Verb
• Root: मोक्षय् (मुच्-प्रेरणार्थक/causative)
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), कर्तरि

• ततः: then / thereafter
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

• राष्ट्रम्: the kingdom/state
• राष्ट्रम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: राष्ट्र
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• प्रतिगृह्य: having accepted / having received
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रतिग्रह् (ग्रह् + प्रति)
• Form: ल्यप् (gerund), कर्तरि

• पशून्: animals (cattle etc.)
• पशून्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पशु
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• बहून्: many
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहु
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• हृष्टात्मा: one whose mind is delighted (glad-hearted)
• हृष्टात्मा: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हृष्टात्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• नैमिषारण्यं: to Naimiṣa forest
• नैमिषारण्यं: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: नैमिषारण्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• जगाम: went
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम्
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• पुनः: again
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः

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

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

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Mahārṣi Dālbhy(a)
• the king (unnamed in this verse)
• rāṣṭra (the kingdom)
• Naimiṣāraṇya
• paśu (cattle/animals)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Anger, even when arising from a perceived wrong, is meant to be relinquished in favor of dharmic action. The sage’s power is shown as protective and restorative: once the kingdom is saved, he accepts a lawful gift (cattle) and returns to his sacred abode, modeling restraint, reconciliation, and the proper channeling of spiritual potency.

What is happening in the narrative?

After rescuing the kingdom from danger, the sage receives many cattle from the king and, pleased in mind, departs again for the sacred forest of Naimiṣāraṇya.