Shloka 16

Devanagari script

स्‍्नात्वा तत्र च धर्मात्मा परां प्रीतिमवाप्य च । ऋषिभिश्नैव सिद्धैश्न सहितो वै महाबल:

Transliteration

snātvā tatra ca dharmātmā parāṃ prītim avāpya ca | ṛṣibhiś caiva siddhaiś ca sahito vai mahābalaḥ ||

Translation

Омывшись там, могучий, праведной душой, обрел глубокую радость; и пребывал в обществе риши и совершенных существ (сиддхов). Стих подчеркивает: внутренняя чистота и дхармический склад естественно влекут к святому общению и глубокому удовлетворению даже среди смуты военного повествования.

Word by Word

स्नात्वाhaving bathed

तत्रthere

चand

धर्मात्माthe righteous-souled one

पराम्supreme, great

प्रीतिम्delight, satisfaction

अवाप्यhaving obtained

चand

ऋषिभिःwith sages

एवindeed, just

सिद्धैःwith siddhas (perfected beings)

सहितःaccompanied, together with

वैindeed (emphatic particle)

महाबलःmighty, of great strength

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

व

वैशम्पायन (Vaiśampāyana)

ऋ

ऋषि (ṛṣi)

स

सिद्ध (siddha)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse links outward purification (bathing/ritual cleansing) with inward dharmic character: when one is dharmātmā, purity of conduct and mind yields deep contentment (parā prīti) and leads naturally to the company of the wise (ṛṣis) and the spiritually accomplished (siddhas).

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana narrates that the mighty, righteous figure bathes at that sacred spot, experiences profound joy, and is then found in the presence of sages and siddhas—marking a moment of sanctification and uplift within the broader Shalya Parva war narrative.