Shloka 7

अध्याय ९० — लोमशोपदेशः तथा तीर्थयात्रानिश्चयः

Lomaśa’s Counsel and the Resolve for Pilgrimage

Devanagari script

अग्नय: सहदेवेन सेविता यमुनामनु । ते तस्य कुरुशार्टूल सहस्रशतदक्षिणा:,कुरुश्रेष्ठ! सहदेवने यमुना-तटपर लाख स्वर्ण-मुद्राओंकी दक्षिणा देकर अग्निकी उपासना की थी-

Transliteration

agnayaḥ sahadevena sevitā yamunām anu | te tasya kuruśārṭūla sahasraśatadakṣiṇāḥ ||

Translation

Dhaumya dijo: «Oh tigre entre los Kurus, Sahadeva veneró los fuegos sagrados a orillas del Yamunā, ofreciéndoles generosas dádivas sacerdotales: una dakṣiṇā de cien mil.»

Word by Word

अग्नयःfires / Agnis

सहदेवेनby Sahadeva

सेविताःwere worshipped/served

यमुनाम्Yamunā (river)

अनुalong; on/near (the bank of)

तेthey (those Agnis)

तस्यof him (Sahadeva)

कुरुशार्दूलO tiger among the Kurus

सहस्रशतदक्षिणाःhaving a dakṣiṇā of a hundred thousand (as fee/gift)

Speaker

धौम्य उवाच

Characters & Entities

ध

धौम्य (Dhaumya)

स

सहदेव (Sahadeva)

अ

अग्नि/अग्नयः (sacred fires)

य

यमुना (Yamunā)

क

कुरु (Kuru lineage)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Ritual devotion (service to Agni) is ethically completed by dakṣiṇā—rightful, generous giving that sustains sacred work and expresses gratitude; worship is not merely performance but responsible support.

What is happening in the narrative?

Dhaumya recounts Sahadeva’s act of worship: he tended the sacred fires on the Yamunā’s bank and offered an exceptionally large dakṣiṇā (stated as a hundred thousand), praising his piety and generosity.