Shloka 18

Devanagari script

और्वेण वसता छन्नमूरौ ब्रह्मर्षिणा तदा । यत्‌ कृतं तात देवेषु कर्म तत्तेडनघ श्रुतम्‌

Transliteration

aurveṇa vasatā channam ūrau brahmarṣiṇā tadā | yat kṛtaṃ tāta deveṣu karma tat te ’n-agha śrutam ||

Translation

ໄວສັມປາຍະນະ ກ່າວວ່າ: «ລູກເອີຍ ພະຣາຊາຜູ້ບໍ່ມີບາບ! ເຈົ້າຄົງໄດ້ຍິນແລ້ວເຖິງກິດການທີ່ ພຣະຣິສີພຣະພຣະມ (Brahmarṣi) ອໍຣະວະ (Aurva) ໄດ້ສໍາເລັດເພື່ອເທວະດາ ໃນຂະນະທີ່ພັກອາໄສຢ່າງລັບໆ ຢູ່ໃນຕົ້ນຂາ»។

Word by Word

• और्वेण: by/with (the sage) Aurva
• और्वेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: और्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• वसता: dwelling (while dwelling)
• वसता: Karana
• Type: Verb
• Root: वस् (धातु)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular, शतृ (present active participle)

• छन्नम्: hidden, covered
• छन्नम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: छन्न (कृदन्त; √छद्)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle)

• ऊरौ: in the thigh
• ऊरौ: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऊरु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• ब्रह्मर्षिणा: by the brahmarṣi (great seer)
• ब्रह्मर्षिणा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मर्षि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• तदा: then, at that time
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा

• यत्: which, what
• यत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• कृतम्: done, performed
• कृतम्: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृत (कृदन्त; √कृ)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle)

• तात: dear son / dear one
• Type: Noun
• Root: तात
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• देवेषु: among/for the gods
• देवेषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Plural

• कर्म: deed, act
• कर्म: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• ते: of you / your
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: Genitive, Singular

• अनघ: O sinless one
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनघ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• श्रुतम्: heard, known (by hearing)
• श्रुतम्: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रुत (कृदन्त; √श्रु)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle)

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśaṃpāyana
• Aurva (Brahmarṣi)
• Devas (the gods)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the authority of sacred tradition (śruti/itihāsa) and the ethical ideal of using extraordinary spiritual power for the welfare of the gods and cosmic order, not for personal display. It also frames the listener as ‘anagha’ (blameless), encouraging kingship aligned with dharma.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśaṃpāyana addresses a king and recalls a well-known episode: the sage Aurva, while remaining concealed in a thigh, performed a significant act that benefited the gods. The speaker uses this as a remembered precedent to support the ongoing discussion in the chapter.