Shloka 3

Adhyaya 3 — The Dharmapakshis’ Past-Life Curse and Indra’s Test of Truthfulness

Sanskrit

दृष्ट्वा महीं सनगरां साम्भोनिधिसरिद्वराम् ।

रथचक्रप्रमाणां ते पुनराश्रममागताः ॥

Transliteration

dṛṣṭvā mahīṃ sa-nagarāṃ sāmbhonidhi-saridvarām | ratha-cakra-pramāṇāṃ te punar āśramam āgatāḥ ||

Translation

Setelah menyaksikan bumi beserta kota-kotanya, dihiasi oleh lautan dan sungai-sungai yang unggul, mereka—seakan-akan mengukurnya dengan rentang roda kereta—kembali lagi ke pertapaan.

Speakers

• Narrative voice within the frame-story context (associated with Jaimini and the Dharmapakshis’ account in early chapters)

Key Themes

• Frame narrative
• Sacred geography
• Cosmic scale and measurement
• Hermitage/ashrama setting