Shloka 9

Āśramamaṇḍala-darśana and Ṛṣi-samāgama

Observation of the Hermitage Precinct and the Assembly of Sages

Devanagari script

ततः सो5वभृथे राजा मुदितो जनमेजय: । पितरं स्नापयामास स्वयं सस्‍्नौ च पार्थिव:,(परीक्षिदपि तत्रैव बभूव स तिरोहितः ।) तदनन्तर राजा जनमेजयने प्रसन्न होकर यज्ञान्तस्नानके समय पहले अपने पिताको नहलाया; फिर स्वयं स्नान किया। फिर राजा परीक्षित्‌ वहीं अन्तर्धान हो गये

Translation

Então, no banho ritual do avabhṛtha, o rei Janamejaya, jubiloso, fez primeiro banhar seu pai e, em seguida, banhou-se ele próprio. Depois disso, o rei Parīkṣit desapareceu ali mesmo, ocultando-se à vista.

Word by Word

ततःthen, thereafter

सःhe

अवभृथेat the concluding bath (of the sacrifice)

राजाthe king

मुदितःjoyful, pleased

जनमेजयःJanamejaya

पितरम्father

स्नापयामासcaused (him) to bathe; bathed (him)

स्वयम्himself

सस्नौbathed

चand

पार्थिवःthe ruler/king

परीक्षित्Parikshit

अपिalso

तत्रthere

एवindeed, just

बभूवbecame, was

सःhe

तिरोहितःvanished, disappeared

Speaker

जनमेजय उवाच

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes