Shloka 27

Aṃśāvataraṇa-kathana (Catalog of Divine/Asuric Portions in Human Births) — Chapter 61

Devanagari script

ते तत्र नियता: काल कंचिदृषुर्नरर्षभा: । मात्रा सहैकचक्रायां ब्राह्मणस्य निवेशने,उस एकचक्रा नगरीमें वे नरश्रेष्ठ पाण्डव अपनी माताके साथ एक ब्राह्मणके घरमें कुछ कालतक टिके रहे

Transliteration

te tatra niyatāḥ kālaṁ kañcid ūṣuḥ naraṛṣabhāḥ | mātrā sahaikacakrāyāṁ brāhmaṇasya niveśane ||

Translation

వైశంపాయనుడు పలికెను—ఏకచక్రా నగరమున ఆ నరశ్రేష్ఠులైన పాండవులు తల్లితో కలిసి ఒక బ్రాహ్మణుని గృహమున కొంతకాలం నియమనిష్ఠతో నివసించిరి.

Word by Word

• ते: they
• ते: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र

• नियताः: staying/settled, residing
• नियताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नियत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• कालम्: time (for a while)
• कालम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• कञ्चित्: some, a certain
• कञ्चित्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: कश्चित्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• ऊषुः: they dwelt/stayed
• ऊषुः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: वस् (उष् as aorist base)
• Form: Perfect, 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada

• नरर्षभाः: bulls among men, best of men
• नरर्षभाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: नरर्षभ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• मात्रा: with (their) mother
• मात्रा: Saha
• Type: Noun
• Root: मातृ
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• सह: together with
• सह: Saha
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह

• एकचक्रायाम्: in (the city of) Ekacakrā
• एकचक्रायाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: एकचक्रा
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Singular

• ब्राह्मणस्य: of a Brahmin
• ब्राह्मणस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• निवेशने: in the dwelling/house
• निवेशने: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: निवेशन
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Pāṇḍavas
• their mother (Kuntī)
• Ekacakrā
• a brāhmaṇa (host)
• brāhmaṇa's dwelling (niveśana)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights niyama (self-restraint) and prudent conduct during adversity: the Pāṇḍavas accept shelter through righteous hospitality, remain disciplined and unobtrusive, and protect their larger mission without violating dharma.

What is happening in the narrative?

After leaving Vāraṇāvata and moving incognito, the Pāṇḍavas arrive at Ekacakrā and stay for a period with their mother in the home of a brāhmaṇa, setting the stage for the Ekacakrā episodes (including the encounter with Baka).