Shloka 41

Devanagari script

दशमं पारणं प्राप्य द्विजातीनभिवन्द्य च । किंकिणीजालनिर्घोषं पताकाध्वजशोभितम्‌

Transliteration

daśamaṃ pāraṇaṃ prāpya dvijātīn abhivandya ca | kiṃkiṇījālanirghoṣaṃ patākādhvajaśobhitam ||

Translation

Dijo Vaiśampāyana: Habiendo alcanzado el décimo cruce y rendido homenaje reverente a los dvija, los “dos veces nacidos”, llegaron a un lugar que resonaba con el tintinear de racimos de campanillas, adornado con estandartes y banderas.

Word by Word

• दशमम्: tenth
• दशमम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दशम
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• पारणम्: crossing; passage (stage of the journey)
• पारणम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पारण
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• प्राप्य: having reached/attained
• प्राप्य: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-आप्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral for gerund)

• द्विजातीन्: the twice-born (Brahmins etc.)
• द्विजातीन्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विजाति
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• अभिवन्द्य: having saluted
• अभिवन्द्य: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-वन्द्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral for gerund)

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

• किंकिणीजालनिर्घोषम्: the sound/clang of a net of small bells
• किंकिणीजालनिर्घोषम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: किंकिणी-जाल-निर्घोष
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• पताकाध्वजशोभितम्: adorned with banners and flags
• पताकाध्वजशोभितम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पताका-ध्वज-शोभित
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśaṃpāyana
• dvijāti (twice-born, especially Brahmins)
• kiṃkiṇī-jāla (clusters of bells)
• patākā (banners)
• dhvaja (standards)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse foregrounds dharmic conduct through respectful salutation to the dvijas (learned, ritually authoritative elders). It implies that progress on a sacred journey is accompanied by humility, proper honoring of spiritual authority, and attentiveness to auspicious order and symbolism.

What is happening in the narrative?

The narrator describes the travelers reaching a tenth ‘crossing/stage’ and offering respects to the twice-born. The setting they encounter is marked by the sound of many bells and is visually distinguished by banners and standards, suggesting a significant, ceremonially prepared locale or threshold.