Shloka 206

Plakṣaprasravaṇa–Kārapacana tīrtha-varṇana and Nārada’s war briefing (Śalya-parva, Adhyāya 53)

Devanagari script

तेषां त्रिविष्टपे वासो यावदभूमिर्धरिष्यति । जो नरेश्वर यहाँ बड़े-बड़े यज्ञोंका अनुष्ठान करेंगे, वे जबतक यह पृथ्वी रहेगी, तबतक स्वर्गलोकमें निवास करेंगे

Transliteration

teṣāṃ trivīṣṭape vāso yāvad bhūmir dhariṣyati |

Translation

उनका त्रिविष्टप (स्वर्ग) में निवास तब तक रहेगा, जब तक यह पृथ्वी धारण की जाएगी। जो नरेश्वर और मनुष्य यहाँ बड़े-बड़े यज्ञों का अनुष्ठान करेंगे, वे जगत् के रहने तक स्वर्गलोक में वास करेंगे।

Word by Word

• तेषाम्: of them
• तेषाम्: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक: त)
• Form: masculine/neuter, genitive, plural

• त्रिविष्टपे: in heaven (Triviṣṭapa)
• त्रिविष्टपे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रिविष्टप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: masculine, locative, singular

• वासः: dwelling, residence
• वासः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• यावत्: as long as, until
• यावत्: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यावत् (अव्यय)
• Form: true

• भूमिः: the earth
• भूमिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूमि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: feminine, nominative, singular

• धरिष्यति: will endure, will remain
• Type: Verb
• Root: धृ (धातु)
• Form: simple future (luṭ), 3rd, singular, parasmaipada

Speaker

राम उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Trivīṣṭapa (Svarga/Heaven)
• Bhūmi (Earth)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse links righteous ritual action—especially the performance of great sacrifices by rulers and householders—with lasting heavenly reward, emphasizing the moral economy of karma: properly undertaken dharmic deeds yield enduring merit.

What is happening in the narrative?

Rāma is describing the फल (result) of performing major yajñas: those who undertake such grand sacrificial rites are said to dwell in Trivīṣṭapa (heaven) for as long as the earth itself continues.