Shloka 30

Arjuna’s Account of Tapas and the Kirāta Test; Revelation of Maheśvara and the Grant of the Pāśupata-Astra

Devanagari script

स्वेषु वेश्मसु रम्येषु वसतामित्रतापना: । कामान्न परिहास्यन्ति यक्षा वो भरतर्षभा:,'शत्रुओंको संताप देनेवाले भरतकुलभूषण पाण्डवो! तुम सब लोग अपने रमणीय आश्रमोंमें निवास करो। यक्षलोग तुम्हारी अभीष्ट वस्तुओंकी प्राप्तिमें बाधा नहीं डालेंगे

Transliteration

svēṣu vēśmasu ramyēṣu vasatām-itrātāpanāḥ | kāmān na parihāsyanti yakṣā vo bharatarṣabhāḥ ||

Translation

Dijo Vaiśampāyana: «Oh héroes, toros de la estirpe de Bharata, vosotros que atormentáis a vuestros enemigos: habitad en paz en vuestras propias moradas deleitosas. Los Yakṣas no os impedirán obtener los objetos que deseáis».

Word by Word

स्वेषुin your own

वेश्मसुin dwellings/houses

रम्येषुpleasant/beautiful

वसताम्of (you) dwelling/while dwelling

मित्रतापना:O tormenters of enemies

कामान्desired objects/wishes

नnot

परिहास्यन्तिwill mock/deride; will trouble

यक्षा:Yakshas

वःof you/your

भरतर्षभा:O bulls among the Bharatas

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Yakṣas

Pāṇḍavas (addressed collectively)

Bharata lineage (Bharatarṣabha)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Legitimate enjoyment and settled living are upheld when protected by rightful order: the verse conveys reassurance that no hostile or supernatural interference will block the Pāṇḍavas’ lawful aims, emphasizing stability and restraint rather than conflict.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana reports a message of assurance to the Pāṇḍavas: they are told to remain in their pleasant dwellings, and that the Yakṣas will not impede the fulfillment of their wishes.