Shloka 15

Cyavana Explains His Tests; Kuśika Seeks Brāhmaṇya for His Line (च्यवन–कुशिक संवादः)

Devanagari script

ततः स राजा च्यवनं मधुपर्क यथाविधि । ग्राहयामास चाव्यग्रो महात्मा नियतव्रत:,इसके बाद नियमतः व्रत पालन करनेवाले महामनस्वी राजा कुशिकने शान्तभावसे च्यवन मुनिको विधिपूर्वक मधुपर्क भोजन कराया

Transliteration

tataḥ sa rājā cyavanaṃ madhuparkaṃ yathāvidhi | grāhayāmāsa cāvyagro mahātmā niyatavrataḥ ||

Translation

Bhīṣma dit : Alors ce roi—magnanime et ferme dans ses vœux—sans la moindre agitation, fit prendre au sage Cyavana le madhuparka selon le rite prescrit. L’épisode met en relief le dharma royal, manifesté par une hospitalité disciplinée et un service empreint de révérence envers un hôte vénérable.

Word by Word

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

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

• राजा: king
• राजा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• च्यवनम्: Chyavana (sage)
• च्यवनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun (proper name)
• Root: च्यवन
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• मधुपर्कम्: madhuparka (honey-mixture offering)
• मधुपर्कम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: मधुपर्क
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• यथा-विधि: according to rule, duly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथाविधि

• ग्राहयामास: caused (him) to take; made (him) partake
• Type: Verb
• Root: ग्रह् (गृह्णाति) (causative: ग्राहयति)
• Form: Perfect (periphrastic), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

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

• अव्यग्रः: unagitated, calm
• अव्यग्रः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अव्यग्र
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• महात्मा: great-souled
• महात्मा: Karta
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: महात्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• नियत-व्रतः: of restrained/observed vows; steadfast in vows
• नियत-व्रतः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नियतव्रत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhishma
• Cyavana (sage)
• the king (Kushika, per the accompanying Hindi gloss)
• madhuparka (ritual offering)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Royal dharma is shown through disciplined, rule-abiding hospitality: honoring a worthy guest (especially a sage) with prescribed rites, performed calmly and without negligence.

What is happening in the narrative?

The king respectfully offers the sage Cyavana the madhuparka and ensures he partakes of it according to proper ritual procedure, demonstrating reverence and self-controlled conduct.