Shloka 256
Devanagari script
तत्र स्नात्वा नरव्यात्र न शोचति नराधिप । नरव्याप्र! नराधिप! वहाँ स्नान करके मनुष्य कभी शोकमें नहीं पड़ता
Transliteration
tatra snātvā naravyātra na śocati narādhipa | naravyāpra! narādhipa! vahāṁ snāna karake manuṣya kabhī śokameṁ nahīṁ paṛtā |
Translation
ဃူလတ်စတျာက ပြောသည်– «အို ဘုရင်၊ လူတို့၏ အရှင်၊ ထိုနေရာတွင် ရေချိုးပြီးလျှင် လူသည် ဝမ်းနည်းပူဆွေးမှုထဲသို့ မကျရောက်တော့»။
Word by Word
तत्रthere
तत्र:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतत्र
Formindeclinable (locative adverb)
स्नात्वाhaving bathed
स्नात्वा:
Karana
TypeVerb
Rootस्ना (धातु)
Formक्त्वान्त अव्यय (absolutive/gerund): having bathed
नरव्याघ्रO tiger among men
नरव्याघ्र:
TypeNoun
Rootनर-व्याघ्र
Formmasculine, vocative, singular
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
Formindeclinable (negation)
शोचतिgrieves
शोचति:
TypeVerb
Rootशुच् (धातु)
Formpresent (लट्), parasmaipada, 3rd person, singular
नराधिपO lord of men (king)
नराधिप:
TypeNoun
Rootनर-अधिप
Formmasculine, vocative, singular
Speaker
घुलस्त्य उवाच
Characters & Entities
G
Ghūlastya (speaker)N
narādhipa (the king addressed)A
a sacred bathing place (tatra)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
Bathing at a sacred tīrtha is presented as a dharmic act that purifies and brings mental steadiness, so that grief and lamentation lose their force.
A speaker named Ghūlastya addresses a king, praising a particular sacred place: he states that one who bathes there does not succumb to sorrow, highlighting the consoling power of pilgrimage rites.