Shloka 63

Duḥṣantasya Vana-praveśaḥ

King Duḥṣanta’s Entry into the Forest Hunt

Devanagari script

तयो: पुमांसं जग्राह राजोपरिचरस्तदा । स मत्स्यो नाम राजासीदू धार्मिक: सत्यसंगर:

Transliteration

tayoḥ pumāṁsaṁ jagrāha rājopacaras tadā | sa matsyo nāma rājāsīd dhārmikaḥ satyasaṅgaraḥ ||

Translation

แล้วพระเจ้าอุปริจรทรงรับเด็กชายจากสองคนนั้นไว้กับพระองค์ เด็กผู้นั้นต่อมาขึ้นเป็นกษัตริย์นามว่า “มัตสยะ”—ทรงตั้งมั่นในธรรม และมั่นคงในสัตย์ปฏิญาณ

Word by Word

• तयोः: of those two
• तयोः: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: —, षष्ठी, द्विवचन

• पुमांसम्: the male (child)
• पुमांसम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुमांस्
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• जग्राह: seized/took
• जग्राह: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: ग्रह्
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/परफेक्ट), प्रथम, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• राजा: the king
• राजा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• उपरिचरः: Uparicara (proper name)
• उपरिचरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपरिचर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• तदा: then
• तदा: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा
• Form: true

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• मत्स्यः: Matsya (name)
• मत्स्यः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मत्स्य
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• नाम: by name
• नाम: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम
• Form: true

• राजा: king
• राजा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• आसीत्: was
• आसीत्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस्
• Form: लङ् (अनद्यतनभूत), प्रथम, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• धार्मिकः: righteous
• धार्मिकः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धार्मिक
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• सत्यसंगरः: true to his vow/true in resolve
• सत्यसंगरः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत्यसंगर
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Uparicara (Vasu)
• Matsya

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights an ideal of kingship: a ruler’s authority is validated by dharma and by unwavering commitment to truth (satyasaṅgara), suggesting that moral integrity is central to legitimate rule.

What is happening in the narrative?

King Uparicara takes the male child from among two children; that child later becomes known as King Matsya, described as righteous and firm in truth.