Shloka 69

Puṣkara-Śapatha Itihāsa (Agastya–Indra Dispute at the Tīrthas) | पुष्कर-शपथ-आख्यानम्

Devanagari script

परिचर्या बने तां तु क्षुत्प्रतिघातकारिकाम्‌ । अन्योन्येन निवेद्याथ प्रातिष्ठन्त सहैव ते

Transliteration

paricaryā vane tāṁ tu kṣutpratighātakārikām | anyonyena nivedyātha prātiṣṭhanta sahaiva te ||

Translation

ビーシュマは語った。互いの無事を告げ合ったのち、彼らは「飢えをしのぐため、この森を巡って食を求めている」と言い、連れ立ってそこを立ち去った。

Word by Word

• परिचर्यां: service/attendance
• परिचर्यां: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: परिचर्या
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• वने: in the forest
• वने: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वन
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• ताम्: her/that (f.)
• ताम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• तु: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• क्षुत्प्रतिघातकारिकाम्: hunger-removing (one)
• क्षुत्प्रतिघातकारिकाम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्षुत्-प्रतिघात-कारिका
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• अन्योन्येन: with one another / mutually
• अन्योन्येन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्योन्य
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• निवेद्य: having informed/communicated
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-विद्
• Form: Absolutive (Gerund), Parasmaipada (usage)

• अथ: then/thereupon
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ

• प्रातिष्ठन्त: they set out / departed
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-स्था
• Form: Imperfect (Lan), 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada

• सह: together/with
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह

• एव: indeed/just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• ते: they/those
• ते: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhishma
• forest (vana)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even in scarcity, one should uphold dharmic conduct—mutual courtesy (inquiring after welfare), cooperation, and disciplined effort to meet basic needs without abandoning ethical behavior.

What is happening in the narrative?

After exchanging well-being and explaining that they are moving about the forest to obtain food and relieve hunger, the group departs together, engaging in the practical tasks needed for survival.