Shloka 10

Jatāyu’s Resistance, Sītā’s Traces, Kabandha’s Release, and the Path to Sugrīva (Āraṇyaka-parva 263)

Devanagari script

तं च पर्यचरद्‌ राजा दिवारात्रमतन्द्रित:

Transliteration

taṃ ca paryacarad rājā divārātram atandritaḥ

Translation

और राजा दिन-रात बिना आलस्य के उनकी सेवा-परिचर्या करता रहा।

Word by Word

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

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

• पर्यचरद्: served/attended upon
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि + चर्
• Form: Imperfect (Lan), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

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

• दिवा: by day
• दिवा: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: दिव्

• रात्रम्: by night
• रात्रम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun (used adverbially)
• Root: रात्रि
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• अतन्द्रितः: untiring, vigilant
• अतन्द्रितः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अतन्द्रित
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• राजा (the king)
• तम् (him; unnamed person being served)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights dharma expressed as tireless, attentive service—steadfastness in one’s responsibility without negligence, even when it demands constant effort.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana states that a king continuously attends upon a particular person (‘him’), serving day and night with unwavering vigilance; the line emphasizes the king’s devoted conduct rather than naming the recipient here.