Shloka 41
Śoka-śamana: Kṛṣṇa’s Consolation and Nārada’s Exempla to Sṛñjaya
Chapter 29
Devanagari script
यावदद्य गवाश्चव॑ स्थादारण्यै: पशुभि: सह
Transliteration
yāvad adya gavāś caiva sthād āraṇyaiḥ paśubhiḥ saha
Translation
ਵਾਯੂ ਨੇ ਕਿਹਾ—ਜਦ ਤੱਕ ਅੱਜ ਵੀ ਗਾਂਵਾਂ ਮੌਜੂਦ ਹਨ, ਅਤੇ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਦੇ ਨਾਲ ਜੰਗਲ ਦੇ ਪਸ਼ੂ ਵੀ ਹਨ।
Word by Word
यावत्as long as; until
यावत्:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयावत्
Formअव्यय (परिमाण/अवधि-वाचक)
अद्यtoday; now
अद्य:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअद्य
Formअव्यय (काल-वाचक)
गवाःcows
गवाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootगो
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
Formअव्यय (समुच्चय)
वैindeed; surely
वै:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवै
Formअव्यय (निश्चय/खलु-अर्थे)
स्थात्let (it/them) remain; let (it/them) stand
स्थात्:
TypeVerb
Rootस्था
Formलोट् (आज्ञार्थे), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन
आरण्यैःwith/along with wild (forest-dwelling) ones
आरण्यैः:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootआरण्य
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन
पशुभिःwith animals
पशुभिः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootपशु
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन
सहtogether with
सह:
Karana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसह
Formअव्यय (सह-अर्थे; तृतीयासहचर्ये)
Speaker
वायुदेव उवाच
Characters & Entities
व
वायुदेव (Vāyu)ग
गवः (cows/cattle)आ
आरण्य पशवः (wild forest animals)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The line foregrounds a dharmic concern for the continued safety and well-being of vulnerable beings—especially cows and other animals—implying that ethical governance includes protecting life and sustaining the natural order.
Vāyu speaks in a conditional or time-bound frame (“so long as… even today”), pointing to the present state of cows and forest animals as a significant measure in the ongoing discussion of dharma in the Śānti Parva.