Shloka 19

Plakṣaprasravaṇa–Kārapacana tīrtha-varṇana and Nārada’s war briefing (Śalya-parva, Adhyāya 53)

Devanagari script

ये चेह नित्यं मनुजा निवत्स्यन्ति शुभैषिण:

Transliteration

ye ceha nityaṁ manujā nivat syanti śubhaiṣiṇaḥ

Translation

Dan mereka yang akan menetap di sini sentiasa, dengan hasrat mencari yang membawa keberkatan dan kebaikan (bagi diri dan juga orang lain) …

Word by Word

• ये: who (those who)
• ये: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

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

• इह: here
• इह: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह

• नित्यम्: always
• नित्यम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक)

• मनुजाः: men, humans
• मनुजाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनुज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• निवत्स्यन्ति: will dwell, will reside
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि + वस् (धातु)
• Form: Simple Future (Luṭ), 3rd, Plural

• शुभैषिणः: seeking good, well-wishing
• शुभैषिणः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभैषिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

राम उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Rāma (speaker)
• manujāḥ (people)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights an ethical ideal: people should live with a steady intention toward śubha—what is auspicious, beneficial, and welfare-promoting—rather than merely pursuing self-interest.

What is happening in the narrative?

Rāma is speaking about people who will reside in a particular place “here,” characterizing them as śubhaiṣiṇaḥ—those who seek auspicious good—setting a moral tone for the surrounding statement.