Shloka 6

Devanagari script

तिष्ठ त्वं स्थावर इव यावदेव नलः क्वचित्‌ । इतो नेता हि तत्र त्वं शापान्मोक्ष्यसि मत्कृतात्‌

Transliteration

tiṣṭha tvaṃ sthāvara iva yāvadeva nalaḥ kvacit | ito netā hi tatra tvaṃ śāpān mokṣyasi matkṛtāt ||

Translation

Bṛhadaśva berkata: “Tinggallah di sini, tak bergerak laksana pohon, sampai Nala datang ke tempat ini. Dari sinilah engkau akan menuntunnya melanjutkan perjalanan; dan dengan demikian engkau akan terbebas dari kutuk yang kutimpakan kepadamu.”

Word by Word

तिष्ठstand; stay

त्वम्you

स्थावरःan immovable (thing)

इवlike; as if

यावत्as long as; until

एवindeed; just

नलःNala

क्वचित्somewhere; at some place

इतःfrom here

नेताguide; leader

हिindeed; for

तत्रthere

त्वम्you

शापात्from the curse

मोक्ष्यसिyou will be released; you will be freed

मत्कृतात्from (the curse) done by me; caused by me

Speaker

ब॒हदश्व उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bṛhadaśva

Nala

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights moral causality and restoration: a wrong (a curse) is not treated as final when one acts rightly. Service and guidance offered at the proper time become the means of release, showing that ethical action can transform consequences and open a path to redemption.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bṛhadaśva instructs the addressed person to remain motionless at that spot until King Nala arrives. When Nala comes, this person must guide him onward; fulfilling that role will free the person from the curse previously imposed by Bṛhadaśva.