Shloka 24

Cyavana’s Reconciliation with Indra; Tīrtha-Indexing at Ārcīka-parvata and Yamunā

Chapter 125

Devanagari script

इह ते5प्यवसन्‌ राजन क्षान्ता: परमधर्मिण: । मैत्राणामृजुबुद्धीनामयं गिरिवर: शुभ:

Transliteration

iha te 'py avasan rājan kṣāntāḥ paramadharmiṇaḥ | maitrāṇām ṛjubuddhīnām ayaṃ girivaraḥ śubhaḥ ||

Translation

Ô Roi, ici aussi vécurent jadis des hommes patients, voués au dharma le plus élevé. Pour les bienveillants et les esprits droits—ceux qui portent amitié à tous—cette montagne d’exception est un refuge béni.

Word by Word

• इह: here
• इह: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह

• ते: they
• ते: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• अपि: also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• अवसन्: dwelt, lived
• Type: Verb
• Root: वस्
• Form: Imperfect (Lan), 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada

• राजन्: O king
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• क्षान्ताः: patient, forbearing
• क्षान्ताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्षान्त
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• परमधर्मिणः: most righteous, of highest dharma
• परमधर्मिणः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परमधर्मिन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• मैत्राणाम्: of the friendly (ones)/of friends
• Type: Noun
• Root: मैत्र
• Form: Neuter, Genitive, Plural

• ऋजुबुद्धीनाम्: of those with straightforward minds
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ऋजुबुद्धि
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• अयम्: this
• अयम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• गिरिवरः: best of mountains
• गिरिवरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिरिवर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• शुभः: auspicious
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• राजन्: O king
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

लोगमश उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Lomasha
• King (Yudhiṣṭhira implied)
• girivara (the excellent mountain)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse praises kṣānti (forbearance), paramadharma (highest righteousness), maitrī (universal friendliness), and ṛjubuddhi (straightforward integrity), presenting such virtues as what makes a place truly auspicious and fit for the good.

What is happening in the narrative?

Lomaśa addresses the king during the forest narrative, pointing out that this very mountain was formerly inhabited by supremely righteous, patient, and benevolent people, thereby sanctifying the location and framing it as a worthy refuge for the virtuous.