Shloka 36

Devanagari script

गिरिं कोलाहलं तं तु पदा वसुरताडयत्‌ । निश्षक्राम ततस्तेन प्रहारविवरेण सा,उसके रोकनेसे नदीकी धारा रुक गयी। यह देख उपरिचर वसुने कोलाहल पर्वतपर अपने पैरसे प्रहार किया। प्रहार करते ही पर्वतमें दरार पड़ गयी, जिससे निकलकर वह नदी पहलेके समान बहने लगी

Transliteration

giriṃ kolāhalaṃ taṃ tu padā vasuratāḍayat | niṣṣakrāma tatastena prahāravivareṇa sā |

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: When the river’s current had been obstructed, Uparicara Vasu struck the Kolāhala mountain with his foot. At that blow a fissure opened in the mountain, and through that cleft the river burst forth and flowed again as before—showing decisive kingship that removes impediments to the common good.

Word by Word

गिरिम्mountain

कोलाहलम्Kolahala (name of the mountain)

तम्that (him/it)

तुbut/indeed

पदाwith (his) foot

वसुःVasu (Uparicara Vasu)

अताडयत्struck/beat

निष्क्रामत्came out/emerged

ततःthen/from there

तेनby that/through that

प्रहार-विवरेणthrough the cleft (hole) made by the blow

साshe (the river)

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Uparicara Vasu

Kolāhala mountain

river (nadī)

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

A ruler’s duty includes removing obstacles that harm the community; firm, timely action that restores the natural and social flow is portrayed as effective kingship aligned with welfare.

What is happening in the narrative?

A river’s stream is obstructed; Uparicara Vasu strikes the Kolāhala mountain with his foot, splitting it open so the river can pass through and flow normally again.