Shloka 18

भूमिभार-निवारणप्रसङ्गः (Bhūmibhāra-nivāraṇa-prasaṅgaḥ) — The Motif of Relieving Earth’s Burden

Devanagari script

स गत्वा परमप्रीतो मातुलं मातरं च ताम्‌ | अभिगम्योपसंगृहा[ तथावृत्तं न्‍यवेदयत्‌,वे अत्यन्त प्रसन्न हो घर जाकर मामा और मातासे मिले और उनके चरणोंमें प्रणाम करके वहाँका सब समाचार सुनाया

Transliteration

sa gatvā paramaprīto mātulaṃ mātaraṃ ca tām | abhigamyopasaṅgṛhya tathāvṛttaṃ nyavedayat ||

Translation

เขากลับเรือนด้วยความยินดีอย่างยิ่ง เข้าไปหาลุงฝ่ายมารดาและมารดาของตน กราบคารวะด้วยความเคารพ แล้วเล่าเหตุการณ์ทั้งหมดที่เกิดขึ้นให้ฟังโดยครบถ้วน

Word by Word

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

• गत्वा: having gone
• गत्वा: Adhikarana
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral)

• परमप्रीतः: very delighted
• परमप्रीतः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परमप्रीत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• मातुलम्: maternal uncle
• मातुलम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: मातुल
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• मातरम्: mother
• मातरम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: मातृ
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• ताम्: her (that one)
• ताम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• अभिगम्य: having approached
• अभिगम्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-गम्
• Form: ल्यप् (gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral)

• उपसंगृह्य: having respectfully greeted / having paid respects
• उपसंगृह्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-सम्-ग्रह्
• Form: ल्यप् (gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral)

• तथावृत्तम्: the events as they happened; the whole account
• तथावृत्तम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: तथावृत्त
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• न्यवेदयत्: he informed / reported
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-विद्
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

शौनक उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Śaunaka (speaker)
• mātula (maternal uncle)
• mātā (mother)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights dharmic conduct in family life: approaching elders with respect (greeting, paying homage) and conveying events truthfully and completely, reinforcing trust and proper relational duties.

What is happening in the narrative?

A character returns home in great joy, meets his maternal uncle and mother, offers respectful greetings, and narrates to them the entire sequence of what has happened.