Shloka 2

Duḥṣantasya Vana-praveśaḥ

King Duḥṣanta’s Entry into the Forest Hunt

Devanagari script

स चेदिविषयं रम्यं वसु: पौरवनन्दन: । इन्द्रोपदेशाज्जग्राह रमणीयं महीपति:,पौरवनन्दन राजा उपरिचर वसुने इन्द्रके कहनेसे अत्यन्त रमणीय चेदिदेशका राज्य स्वीकार किया था

Transliteration

sa cediviṣayaṃ ramyaṃ vasuḥ pauravanandanaḥ | indropadeśāj jagrāha ramaṇīyaṃ mahīpatiḥ ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: Vasu, the delight of the Paurava line, accepted the charming realm of Cedi—an exceedingly pleasant kingdom—acting upon Indra’s counsel. The passage frames his accession not as mere conquest or ambition, but as a kingship undertaken under divine instruction, implying a ruler’s duty to govern in alignment with higher guidance and the welfare of the land.

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• चेदि-विषयम्: the Cedi territory/realm
• चेदि-विषयम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: विषय
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• रम्यम्: charming, delightful
• रम्यम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रम्य
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• वसुः: Vasu (name)
• वसुः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पौरव-नन्दनः: descendant/son of the Pauravas
• पौरव-नन्दनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: नन्दन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• इन्द्र-उपदेशात्: from Indra's instruction; at Indra's bidding
• इन्द्र-उपदेशात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपदेश
• Form: Masculine, Ablative, Singular

• जग्राह: accepted, took
• Type: Verb
• Root: ग्रह्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular

• रमणीयम्: very delightful
• रमणीयम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रमणीय
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• महीपतिः: the king, lord of the earth
• महीपतिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: महीपति
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Vasu (Uparicara Vasu)
• Indra
• Cedi (Cedi-deśa/viṣaya)
• Paurava lineage