Shloka 18

Duḥṣantasya Vana-praveśaḥ

King Duḥṣanta’s Entry into the Forest Hunt

Devanagari script

तस्या: शक्रस्य पूजार्थ भूमौ भूमिपतिस्तदा । प्रवेशं कारयामास गते संवत्सरे तदा,तदनन्तर एक वर्ष बीतनेपर भूपाल वसुने इन्द्रकी पूजाके लिये उस छड़ीको भूमिमें गाड़ दिया

Transliteration

tasyāḥ śakrasya pūjārthaṃ bhūmau bhūmipatistadā | praveśaṃ kārayāmāsa gate saṃvatsare tadā ||

Translation

Then, when a year had passed, King Vasu, the lord of the land, had it set into the earth as an installation, intending it for the worship of Śakra (Indra). The act reflects a ruler’s duty to uphold public rites and honor the gods, linking kingship with responsibility for sacred order and communal well-being.

Word by Word

• तस्याः: of her
• तस्याः: Sambandha
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Feminine, Genitive, Singular

• शक्रस्य: of Śakra (Indra)
• शक्रस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्र
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• पूजार्थम्: for the purpose of worship
• पूजार्थम्: Prayojana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूजा-अर्थ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• भूमौ: in/on the ground
• भूमौ: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूमि
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Singular

• भूमिपतिः: the king (lord of the earth)
• भूमिपतिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूमि-पति
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तदा: then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा

• प्रवेशम्: entry; insertion
• प्रवेशम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रवेश
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• कारयामास: caused (it) to be done; had (it) inserted
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (णिच्)
• Form: Perfect (Periphrastic perfect), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada, Yes

• गते: when (it was) gone/elapsed
• गते: Adhikarana
• Type: Participle
• Root: गम् (गत)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Locative, Singular, Past passive participle

• संवत्सरे: in the year; when a year had passed
• संवत्सरे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: संवत्सर
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• तदा: then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśaṃpāyana
• Śakra (Indra)
• Bhūmipati (King Vasu)
• Bhūmi (earth/ground)
• Installation object (staff/pole implied by context)