Shloka 24

Duḥṣantasya Vana-praveśaḥ

King Duḥṣanta’s Entry into the Forest Hunt

Devanagari script

कारयिष्यन्ति च मुदा यथा चेदिपतिर्नुटप: । तेषां श्रीरविजयश्रैव सराष्ट्राणां भविष्यति

Transliteration

Vaiśampāyana uvāca: kārayiṣyanti ca mudā yathā cedipatir nṛtapaḥ | teṣāṃ śrīr avijayaś caiva sa-rāṣṭrāṇāṃ bhaviṣyati ||

Translation

Vaiśaṃpāyana berkata: “Sebagaimana tuan Cedi, raja (Uparicara Vasu), dengan sukacita mengatur pemujaan ini, demikian juga orang dan raja yang dengan gembira melakukan pemujaan sedemikian serta menubuhkan perayaan ini akan memperoleh kemakmuran dan kemenangan—beserta kesejahteraan seluruh negeri mereka.”

Word by Word

• कारयिष्यन्ति: they will cause (to be done)/will arrange
• कारयिष्यन्ति: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: कारय् (णिच् of कृ)
• Form: Luṭ (periphrastic future), 3, plural, Parasmaipada

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• मुदा: with joy
• मुदा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुद्
• Form: feminine, instrumental, singular

• यथा: as/just as
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा

• चेत्: if
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: चेत्

• चेदिपतिः: the lord of Cedi
• चेदिपतिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: चेदि-पति
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• नृपः: the king
• नृपः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृप
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• तपाः: austerity/penance
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस्
• Form: neuter, nominative, singular

• तेषाम्: of them
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: masculine/neuter, genitive, plural

• श्रीः: prosperity/fortune (Lakṣmī)
• श्रीः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री
• Form: feminine, nominative, singular

• अविजयश्रीः: fortune of victory
• अविजयश्रीः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अविजय-श्री
• Form: feminine, nominative, singular

• एव: indeed/only
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• स: of those
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: neuter, genitive, plural

• राष्ट्राणाम्: of (their) kingdoms/realms
• Type: Noun
• Root: राष्ट्र
• Form: neuter, genitive, plural

• भविष्यति: will be/will occur
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Luṭ (simple future), 3, singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Cedi (Cedi-deśa)
• Cedipati (king of Cedi)
• Uparicara Vasu (Vasu, king of Cedi; implied by the accompanying Hindi context)
• Śrī (prosperity/Lakṣmī as a concept)
• Vijaya (victory as a concept)
• Rāṣṭra (kingdom/realm)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Joyful, properly instituted worship and public religious observance by rulers is presented as supporting the prosperity (śrī) and success (vijaya) of both the king and the entire realm—linking personal devotion with collective welfare and stable governance.

What is happening in the narrative?

The narrator states that those who arrange the worship/festival in the same manner as the king of Cedi will gain prosperity and victory for themselves and their kingdoms. In the surrounding episode (as reflected in the accompanying Hindi), Indra is pleased with King Uparicara Vasu’s worship and grants this boon-like assurance.