Shloka 29

अध्याय ५६ — च्यवन–कुशिकसंवादः

Cyavana–Kuśika Dialogue on Lineage, Conflict, and Transmission

Devanagari script

इत्युक्त: स मुनी राज्ञा तेन हृष्टेन तद्गबच: । च्यवन: प्रत्युवाचेदं हृष्ट: परपुरंजयम्‌

Transliteration

ity uktaḥ sa munī rājñā tena hṛṣṭena tadgavaḥ | cyavanaḥ pratyuvācedaṃ hṛṣṭaḥ parapuraṃjayam ||

Translation

इत्युक्तः स मुनी राज्ञा तेन हृष्टेन तद्वचः । च्यवनः प्रत्युवाचेदं हृष्टः परपुरञ्जयम् ॥

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

• उक्तः: having been addressed/said to
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular, passive/resultative

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• मुनिः: the sage
• मुनिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• राज्ञा: by the king
• राज्ञा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• तेन: by him/with him
• तेन: Karana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• हृष्टेन: delighted, joyful
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हृष्ट
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• तद्: that
• तद्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• वचः: speech, words
• वचः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचस्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• च्यवनः: Cyavana (the sage)
• च्यवनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: च्यवन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• प्रत्युवाच: replied
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• हृष्टः: delighted
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हृष्ट
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• परपुरंजयम्: the conqueror of enemy-cities (epithet of the king)
• परपुरंजयम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर-पुरंजय
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhishma
• Cyavana
• the king (unnamed in this verse)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

A ruler’s respectful, well-timed inquiry—made with sincerity and joy—draws forth a sage’s willing guidance; ethical instruction is framed as a response to humility and proper approach.

What is happening in the narrative?

After the king speaks (or asks) in a pleased manner, the sage Cyavana becomes delighted and begins his reply to the king, described with the heroic epithet ‘conqueror of enemy cities.’