Shloka 23

Cyavana Explains His Tests; Kuśika Seeks Brāhmaṇya for His Line (च्यवन–कुशिक संवादः)

Devanagari script

अथ तं कुशिको हृष्ट: प्रावेशयदनुत्तमम्‌ । गृहोद्देशं ततस्तस्य दर्शनीयमदर्शयत्‌,तदनन्तर राजा कुशिक महर्षि च्यवनको बड़े आनन्दके साथ अपने सुन्दर महलके भीतर ले गये। वहाँ उन्होंने मुनिको एक सजा-सजाया कमरा दिखाया, जो देखने योग्य था

Transliteration

atha taṁ kuśiko hṛṣṭaḥ prāveśayad anuttamam | gṛhoddheśaṁ tatas tasya darśanīyam adarśayat ||

Translation

แล้วกุศิกะผู้ยินดีได้พาท่านเข้าไปยังส่วนอันประเสริฐยิ่งแห่งที่ประทับ จากนั้นจึงถวายให้ฤๅษีได้ชมห้องที่จัดแต่งไว้อย่างงดงาม น่าชมยิ่ง

Word by Word

अथthen

तम्him

कुशिकःKushika (the king)

हृष्टःdelighted

प्रावेशयत्caused to enter / led in

अनुत्तमम्unsurpassed, excellent

गृहhouse, dwelling

उद्देशम्a place/section, room-area

ततःthereupon, then

तस्यof him / his

दर्शनीयम्worth seeing, beautiful

अदर्शयत्showed

तत्that

अनन्तरम्immediately after that

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bhīṣma

Kuśika

Cyavana (implied by context as the sage/guest)

gṛha (residence/palace)

darśanīya gṛhoddheśa (a well-appointed chamber/room)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes