Shloka 29

Devanagari script

यौगपलद्मेन विप्रश्न पुरीद्वारमथाविशत्‌ । ततः स कुणपं दृष्टवा सहसा संन्यवर्तत,इसी समय विप्रवर संवर्त भी पुरीके द्वारपर आये; किंतु उस मुर्देको देखकर वे सहसा पीछेकी ओर लौट पड़े

Transliteration

yaugapaladmena vipraśna purīdvāram athāviśat | tataḥ sa kuṇapaṃ dṛṣṭvā sahasā saṃnyavartata ||

Translation

ດ້ວຍອໍານາດໂຍຄະ ພຣາຫມັນຜູ້ສູງສົ່ງໄດ້ເຂົ້າມາທີ່ປະຕູເມືອງ. ແຕ່ທັນທີທີ່ເຫັນສົບຢູ່ນັ້ນ ກໍ່ຖອຍກັບຢ່າງກະທັນຫັນ ແລະຫັນກັບໄປ.

Word by Word

• यौगपलद्मेन: by (the person named) Yaugapaladma
• यौगपलद्मेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: यौगपलद्म
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• विप्रः: the brahmin
• विप्रः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पुरीद्वारम्: the city-gate
• पुरीद्वारम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरीद्वार
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अथ: then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ

• आविशत्: entered
• Type: Verb
• Root: विश्
• Form: Imperfect (Lan), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

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

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

• कुणपम्: a corpse / carcass
• कुणपम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुणप
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: Absolutive (ktvā), Parasmaipada (usage)

• सहसा: suddenly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सहसा

• संन्यवर्तत: turned back / withdrew
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृत्
• Form: Imperfect (Lan), 3rd, Singular, Atmanepada

Speaker

व्यास उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vyāsa
• saḥ (the brahmin, i.e., Saṃvarta in the given context)
• purī (city)
• purīdvāra (city gate)
• kuṇapa (corpse)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even when one has great yogic capacity, dharma expresses itself as self-restraint and sensitivity to purity/impurity norms; power does not override ethical and ritual discernment.

What is happening in the narrative?

A brahmin (contextually Saṃvarta) reaches and enters the city gate by yogic means, but on seeing a corpse lying there he immediately withdraws, turning back in sudden aversion.