Shloka 14

Devanagari script

पुण्यावसथवान्‌ वीर पुण्यकृद्धिर्निषेवित: । विहारो वृष्णिवीराणां महे रैवतकस्य ह

Transliteration

puṇyāvasathavān vīra puṇyakṛddhir niṣevitaḥ | vihāro vṛṣṇivīrāṇāṃ mahe raivatakasya ha ||

Translation

വൈശമ്പായനൻ പറഞ്ഞു—ഹേ വീരാ, അത് പുണ്യാവാസസ്ഥലം; പുണ്യകർമ്മം ചെയ്യുന്നവർ ആദരത്തോടെ ആശ്രയിക്കുന്ന ഇടം. അതുതന്നെ വൃഷ്ണിവീരന്മാരുടെ വിഹാരഭൂമി—മഹാനായ റൈവതകന്റെ പ്രസിദ്ധ വിനോദസ്ഥലം.

Word by Word

पुण्यावसथवान्having a holy abode/residence

वीरO hero

पुण्यकृद्धिःholy prosperity/increase of merit

निषेवितःfrequented/visited

विहारःpleasure-ground/resort

वृष्णिवीराणाम्of the Vṛṣṇi heroes

महेin the great (one)

रैवतकस्यof Raivataka

हindeed/forsooth

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Vṛṣṇi warriors

Raivataka

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores the ethical idea that places become truly ‘holy’ through sustained virtuous conduct: a sanctified abode is one that is frequented by puṇyakṛt—people devoted to meritorious deeds—linking moral action with sacredness and communal memory.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana describes a renowned locale associated with the Vṛṣṇi warriors, identifying it as a celebrated recreation-ground connected with great Raivataka, and characterizing it as a sanctified, well-regarded place visited by the virtuous.