Shloka 91

कृतयुगवर्णनम् तथा राजधर्मोपदेशः

Kṛtayuga Description and Instruction on Royal Dharma

Devanagari script

शाखायां तस्य वृक्षस्य विस्तीर्णायां नराधिप । पर्यड्के पृथिवीपाल दिव्यास्तरणसंस्तृते

Transliteration

vaiśampāyana uvāca |

śākhāyāṃ tasya vṛkṣasya vistīrṇāyāṃ narādhipa |

paryaṅke pṛthivīpāla divyāstaraṇasaṃstṛte ||

Translation

វៃសម្បាយនៈបានមានព្រះវាចា៖ «ឱ ព្រះរាជា លើសាខាដ៏ទូលាយ និងសន្ធឹងនៃដើមឈើនោះ មានគ្រែសម្រាកមួយ—ឱ អ្នកអភិរក្សផែនដី—ដែលបានបំពាក់ដោយពូកព្រំដ៏ទេវីយៈ។»

Word by Word

• शाखायाम्: on the branch
• शाखायाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शाखा
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Singular

• तस्य: of that
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• वृक्षस्य: of the tree
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृक्ष
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• विस्तीर्णायाम्: broad/expanded
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विस्तीर्ण
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Singular

• नराधिप: O lord of men (king)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नराधिप
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• पर्यङ्के: on/at the couch
• पर्यङ्के: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्यङ्क
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• पृथिवीपाल: O protector of the earth (king)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पृथिवीपाल
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• दिव्य: divine
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Plural

• आस्तरण: coverings/beddings
• Type: Noun
• Root: आस्तरण
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Plural

• संस्तृते: spread/laid out
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संस्तृ
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• king (narādhipa/pṛthivīpāla)
• tree (vṛkṣa)
• branch (śākhā)
• couch/bed (paryaṅka)
• celestial bedding (divya-āstaraṇa)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse foregrounds an atmosphere of divinely ordered encounter: in the wilderness, a king is shown a sign of higher arrangement (a celestial couch set upon a tree). Ethically, it cues reverence and attentiveness—suggesting that not all events are random, and that one should respond to extraordinary signs with restraint, discernment, and respect for dharma.

What is happening in the narrative?

The narrator describes a remarkable sight in the forest: on a wide branch of a tree there is a couch covered with heavenly bedding. This prepares the listener for the appearance of an extraordinary figure and the unfolding of a significant episode.