Shloka 42

Cyavana’s Yogic Display and Kuśika’s Recognition of Tapas (च्यवन-योगप्रभावः कुशिकस्य तपःप्रशंसा च)

Devanagari script

ततस्तौ गविजश्नैव च्यवनश्न भूगूद्वह: । वराभ्यामनुरूपाभ्यां छन्दयामासतुर्न॒ुपम्‌

Transliteration

tatastau gavijaś caiva cyavanaś ca bhṛgūdvahaḥ | varābhyām anurūpābhyāṁ chandayāmāsatur nṛpam ||

Translation

അതിനുശേഷം ഗവിജനും ഭൃഗുകുലശ്രേഷ്ഠനായ ച്യവനനും—ആ ഇരുവരും—രാജാവിന്റെ പദവിക്ക് അനുയോജ്യമായ രണ്ടു വരങ്ങളാൽ അവന്റെ സമ്മതം നേടുവാൻ അവനെ പ്രസന്നനാക്കാൻ ശ്രമിച്ചു.

Word by Word

• ततः: then/thereupon
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः
• Form: Avyaya (ablatival adverb: 'from there/then')

• तौ: those two
• तौ: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, nominative, dual

• गविजश्नौ: the two (sages) Gavija and Śna
• गविजश्नौ: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: गविजश्न
• Form: Masculine, nominative, dual

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

• च्यवनः: Cyavana
• च्यवनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: च्यवन
• Form: Masculine, nominative, singular

• भृगूद्वहः: best of the Bhṛgus
• भृगूद्वहः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भृगूद्वह
• Form: Masculine, nominative, singular

• वराभ्याम्: with two excellent (things/boons)
• वराभ्याम्: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वर
• Form: Neuter, instrumental, dual

• अनुरूपाभ्याम्: with two suitable (things/boons)
• अनुरूपाभ्याम्: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनुरूप
• Form: Neuter, instrumental, dual

• छन्दयामासतुः: they pleased/satisfied
• Type: Verb
• Root: छन्द्
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd person, dual, parasmaipada (causative sense: 'to please')

• नृपम्: the king
• नृपम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृप
• Form: Masculine, accusative, singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Gavija
• Cyavana
• Bhṛgu lineage (Bhṛgus)
• the king (nṛpa)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Dharma-oriented governance is strengthened when sages counsel rulers with what is fitting (anurūpa) rather than with excess or coercion; even incentives like boons should be proportionate and aligned with righteous aims.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīṣma narrates that Gavija and the sage Cyavana approach a king and attempt to win his agreement by offering two suitable boons, indicating a deliberate, ethical mode of influencing royal decision-making.