Shloka 9

Duḥṣantasya Vana-praveśaḥ

King Duḥṣanta’s Entry into the Forest Hunt

Devanagari script

अर्थवानेष देशो हि धनरत्नादिभिय्युत: । वसुपूर्णा च वसुधा वस चेदिषु चेदिप

Transliteration

arthavāneṣa deśo hi dhana-ratnādi-bhir yutaḥ | vasupūrṇā ca vasudhā vasa cedīṣu cedipa |

Translation

ไวศัมปายนะกล่าวว่า “แคว้นนี้มั่งคั่งแท้จริง ประดับพร้อมด้วยทรัพย์และรัตนะนานา แม้ผืนแผ่นดินก็อุดมด้วยขุมทรัพย์ ดังนั้น โอ้กษัตริย์แห่งเจดี จงพำนักอยู่ท่ามกลางชาวเจดีเถิด”

Word by Word

• अर्थवान्: prosperous, wealthy
• अर्थवान्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अर्थवत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• एषः: this
• एषः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• देशः: country, region
• देशः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: देश
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• हि: indeed, for
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि

• धनरत्नादिभिः: with wealth, gems, and the like
• धनरत्नादिभिः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: धन-रत्न-आदि
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• युक्तः: endowed, furnished
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युज्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• वसुपूर्णा: full of riches
• वसुपूर्णा: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वसु-पूर्ण
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

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

• वसुधा: earth, land
• वसुधा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसुधा
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• वसति: dwells, resides
• Type: Verb
• Root: वस्
• Form: Present, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• चेदिषु: among/in the Cedis
• चेदिषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: चेदि
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Plural

• चेदिपः: the king of Cedi
• चेदिपः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: चेदिप
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśaṃpāyana
• Cedi (Cedi country/people)
• Cedipa (king of Cedi)
• dhana (wealth)
• ratna (jewels)
• vasu (treasures)
• vasudhā (earth/land)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights a pragmatic royal value: a land’s prosperity—its resources, wealth, and stability—matters in political decisions such as settlement and alliance. Good governance is tied to recognizing and securing fertile, resource-rich regions.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśaṃpāyana describes the Cedi region as notably wealthy and resource-filled, addressing the Cedipa (king of Cedi) and urging residence/association with the Cedis on account of the land’s prosperity.