Shloka 19
तस्मिंस्तदाश्रमपदे निशितः खङ्ग उत्तमः।।3.9.19।।स न्यासविधिना दत्तः पुण्ये तपसि तिष्ठतः।
tasmiṃs tadāśramapade niśitaḥ khaṅga uttamaḥ | sa nyāsavidhinā dattaḥ puṇye tapasi tiṣṭhataḥ ||
ആ ആശ്രമസ്ഥാനത്ത്, പുണ്യമായ തപസ്സിൽ നിലകൊണ്ടിരുന്ന ഋഷിക്കായി, അത്യുത്തമവും മൂർച്ചയേറിയ ധാരയുള്ള ഖഡ്ഗം ന്യാസവിധിപ്രകാരം അമാനത്തായി ഏൽപ്പിക്കപ്പെട്ടു.
Then while the sage was practising penance at the hermitage, he gave him that excellent sword to be kept in trust.
FAQs
The verse foregrounds nyāsa-dharma—ethical custody of what is entrusted—set within tapas. Even sacred practice (tapas) is shown alongside responsibility for entrusted objects.
A past incident is being introduced: an excellent sword is deposited as a trust at/through a hermitage context, forming the basis for a later moral warning about weapons.
Trustworthiness (nyāsa-rakṣaṇa) and conscientious guardianship—handling entrusted property with integrity.