Shloka 4

Adhyāya 32: Rājasūya-Dīkṣā and Appointment of Court Offices (राजसूयदीक्षा तथा अधिकारविनियोगः)

Devanagari script

ततो बहुधनं रम्यं गवाढ्यं धनधान्यवत्‌ | कार्तिकेयस्य दयितं रोहीतकमुपाद्रवत्‌,जाते-जाते वे बहुत धन-धान्यसे सम्पन्न, गौओंकी बहुलतासे युक्त तथा स्वामिकार्तिकेयके अत्यन्त प्रिय रमणीय रोहीतक- पर्वत एवं उसके समीपवर्ती देशमें जा पहुँचे

Transliteration

tato bahudhanaṃ ramyaṃ gavāḍhyaṃ dhanadhānyavat | kārtikeyasya dayitaṃ rohītakam upādravat |

Translation

Puis ils atteignirent Rohītaka, contrée d’un charme exquis, riche en trésors, abondante en bétail et bien pourvue de grains et de provisions, chère au seigneur Kārtikeya.

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (तद्-प्रातिपदिकात् अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya

• बहु-धनम्: very wealthy
• बहु-धनम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धन (प्रातिपदिक) + बहु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• रम्यम्: beautiful, delightful
• रम्यम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रम्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• गो-आढ्यम्: rich in cattle
• गो-आढ्यम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आढ्य (प्रातिपदिक) + गो (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• धन-धान्य-वत्: possessing wealth and grain
• धन-धान्य-वत्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वत् (तद्धित-प्रत्यय) + धन, धान्य (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• कार्तिकेयस्य: of Kārtikeya
• Type: Noun
• Root: कार्तिकेय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• दयितम्: beloved, dear
• दयितम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दयित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• रोहीतकम्: Rohītaka (place/mountain)
• रोहीतकम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: रोहीतक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• उपाद्रवत्: ran up to / reached
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-आ-√द्रु (धातु: द्रु गतौ)
• Form: Aorist (luṅ), 3rd person, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Kārtikeya (Skanda)
• Rohītaka

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights an ideal of well-ordered prosperity—wealth, cattle, and grain—framed as a sign of a flourishing land and, by implication, of proper governance and auspicious divine favor.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana describes the party’s arrival at Rohītaka, portraying it as a beautiful and resource-rich region especially dear to Kārtikeya, marking a transition to events connected with that locale.