Shloka 18

Āśramadharma and the Marks of the Muni

Yayāti–Aṣṭaka Saṃvāda

Devanagari script

वैशम्पायन उवाच प्रतिपेदे जरां राजा ययातिर्नाहुषस्तदा । यौवन प्रतिपेदे च पूरु: स्वं पुनरात्मन:,वैशम्पायनजी कहते हैं--जनमेजय! उस समय नहुषनन्दन राजा ययातिने अपनी वृद्धावस्था वापस ले ली और पूरुने पुन: अपनी युवावस्था प्राप्त कर ली

Transliteration

vaiśampāyana uvāca pratipede jarāṃ rājā yayātir nāhuṣas tadā | yauvanaṃ pratipede ca pūruḥ svaṃ punar ātmanaḥ ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: At that time King Yayāti, the son of Nahuṣa, took back old age; and Pūru, in turn, regained his own youth again. Thus the exchange of conditions was effected—an episode that foregrounds the ethical weight of filial duty and the consequences of desire, as youth and age become transferable through consent and sacrifice.

Word by Word

वैशम्पायनःVaiśampāyana

उवाचsaid

प्रतिपेदेobtained / took back / attained

जराम्old age

राजाthe king

ययातिःYayāti

नाहुषःof Nahuṣa

तदाthen

यौवनम्youth

प्रतिपेदेobtained / attained

चand

पूरुःPūru

स्वम्his own

पुनःagain

आत्मनःof himself / his own

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Yayāti

Nahuṣa

Pūru

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Sandhi Notes