Shloka 33

Svargārohaṇa-parva Adhyāya 2 — Yudhiṣṭhira’s Inquiry for His Kin and the Vision of a Punitive Realm

Devanagari script

आयाति वत्वयि दुर्धर्षे वाति पुण्य: समीरण: । तव गन्धानुगस्तात येनास्मान्‌ सुखमागमत्‌

Transliteration

āyāti vat tvayi durdharṣe vātti puṇyaḥ samīraṇaḥ | tava gandhānugas tāta yenāsmān sukham āgamat ||

Translation

వైశంపాయనుడు పలికెను— ఓ దుర్ధర్షా! నీవు రాగానే పరమ పవిత్రమైన సమీరము వీచుచున్నది. ప్రియమా! అది నీ దేహసౌరభాన్ని మోసుకొని వచ్చి మాకు సుఖసాంత్వనను కలిగించుచున్నది.

Word by Word

• आयाति: comes/approaches
• Type: Verb
• Root: इ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), प्रथम, एकवचन

• व: and/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: व (निपात)

• त्वयि: in/with regard to you
• त्वयि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद्
• Form: पुं, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• दुर्धर्षे: O unconquerable one
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुर्धर्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं, संबोधन, एकवचन

• वाति: blows
• Type: Verb
• Root: वा (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), प्रथम, एकवचन

• पुण्यः: holy/pure
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• समीरणः: wind/breeze
• समीरणः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: समीरण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• तव: of you/your
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद्
• Form: पुं, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• गन्धानुगः: following (carrying) the fragrance
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गन्धानुग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• तात: O dear one/O father
• Type: Noun
• Root: तात (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं, संबोधन, एकवचन

• येन: by which
• येन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद्
• Form: पुं/नपुं, तृतीया, एकवचन

• अस्मान्: us
• अस्मान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: पुं, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• सुखम्: happiness/comfort
• सुखम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुं, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• आगमत्: came/occurred
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (अनद्यतनभूत), प्रथम, एकवचन

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• samīraṇa (the wind/breeze)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse conveys that the presence of a great, virtuous person is itself purifying and auspicious—so much so that nature responds with signs of sanctity and comfort. Ethical excellence is portrayed as having a tangible, beneficent influence on the world around.

What is happening in the narrative?

As the addressed figure arrives, those present perceive an auspicious sign: a holy breeze begins to blow, carrying the person’s fragrance and bringing them happiness. The narration highlights a moment of reverence and transition within the Svargarohana (ascent to heaven) context.