Shloka 9

कुशिकवंश

प्रसङ्गः / Genealogy of the Kuśika Line and the Kausikī River

Devanagari script

दिव्या पुण्योदका रम्या हिमवन्तमुपाश्रिता।लोकस्य हितकामार्थं प्रवृत्ता भगिनी मम।।।।

Transliteration

divyā puṇyodakā ramyā himavantam upāśritā | lokasya hitakāmārthaṃ pravṛttā bhaginī mama ||

Translation

ເອື້ອຍ/ນ້ອງສາວຂອງຂ້າພະເຈົ້າ—ເປັນທິບ ງາມພິສຸດ ແລະເຕັມໄປດ້ວຍນ້ຳບຸນອັນສັກສິດ—ໄດ້ພຶ່ງພາຫິມະວານ; ແລະເພື່ອປະໂຫຍດແລະຄວາມສຸກຂອງໂລກ ນາງຈຶ່ງໄຫຼລ່ວງໜ້າ ອອກເດີນທາງຕໍ່ໄປ

Word by Word

• divyā: divine
• divyā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/modifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: divya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga (f.), Prathamā vibhakti (Nom. 1), Ekavacana

• puṇyodakā: with holy waters
• puṇyodakā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/modifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: puṇya-udakā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga (f.), Prathamā vibhakti (Nom. 1), Ekavacana; 'having sacred water'

• ramyā: beautiful
• ramyā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/modifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ramya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga (f.), Prathamā vibhakti (Nom. 1), Ekavacana

• himavantam: Himavat (mountain)
• himavantam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: himavant (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (m.), Dvitīyā vibhakti (Acc. 2), Ekavacana; proper noun (Himavat)

• upāśritā: having taken refuge in
• upāśritā: Kriyā (क्रिया/predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: upa-√śri (धातु) + kta (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: Kta-participle, Strīliṅga (f.), Prathamā vibhakti (Nom. 1), Ekavacana; 'having resorted to'

• lokasya: of the world
• lokasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/for)
• Type: Noun
• Root: loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (m.), Ṣaṣṭhī vibhakti (Gen. 6), Ekavacana

• hitakāmārtham: for welfare (and benefit)
• hitakāmārtham: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/purpose)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hita-kāma-artham (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (m.), Dvitīyā vibhakti (Acc. 2), Ekavacana; purpose-accusative (prayojana)

• pravṛttā: flowed forth
• pravṛttā: Kriyā (क्रिया/predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√vṛt (धातु) + kta (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: Kta-participle, Strīliṅga (f.), Prathamā vibhakti (Nom. 1), Ekavacana

• bhaginī: sister
• bhaginī: Karta (कर्ता/Subject; apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhaginī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga (f.), Prathamā vibhakti (Nom. 1), Ekavacana

• mama: my
• mama: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Ṣaṣṭhī vibhakti (Gen. 6), Ekavacana

Context

Conferring the benefit of the other world and worldly pleasures on men my sister Kausiki who is divine and beautiful having sacred waters took resort in Himavat mountain and started flowing from there.

Characters & Entities

• Kauśikī
• Himavān (Himalaya)
• Viśvāmitra

FAQs

What is the core ethical principle (Dharma) in this verse?

The verse foregrounds loka-hita (the good of the world) as a dharmic aim: even a sacred river’s movement is framed as service—benefiting beings through purity, nourishment, and well-being.

What is the narrative situation?

In Viśvāmitra’s account, the river Kauśikī—described as his ‘sister’—takes refuge in the Himālaya and begins to flow for the benefit of the world.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Viśvāmitra’s reverence for sacred forces and his orientation to public good (loka-hita) are emphasized through his portrayal of the river’s purpose.