Shloka 14

युद्धसंग्रहः

Kurukṣetra Campaign in Summary

Devanagari script

पुण्यावसथवान्‌ वीर पुण्यकृद्धिर्निषेवित: । विहारो वृष्णिवीराणां महे रैवतकस्य ह

Transliteration

puṇyāvasathavān vīra puṇyakṛddhir niṣevitaḥ | vihāro vṛṣṇivīrāṇāṃ mahe raivatakasya ha ||

Translation

ไวศัมปายนะกล่าวว่า—“โอ้วีรบุรุษ ที่นั่นเป็นสถานพำนักอันศักดิ์สิทธิ์ ผู้ประกอบกุศลกรรมทั้งหลายเคารพและไปมาสม่ำเสมอ ที่นั่นเองเป็นสถานที่เที่ยวเล่นของเหล่าวีรชนวฤษณิ—เป็นที่รื่นรมย์อันเลื่องชื่อของมหารัยวตะกะ”

Word by Word

• पुण्यावसथवान्: having a holy abode/residence
• पुण्यावसथवान्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुण्यावसथवत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• वीर: O hero
• वीर: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीर
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• पुण्यकृद्धिः: holy prosperity/increase of merit
• पुण्यकृद्धिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुण्यकृद्धि
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• निषेवितः: frequented/visited
• निषेवितः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-सेव्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle)

• विहारः: pleasure-ground/resort
• विहारः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: विहार
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• वृष्णिवीराणाम्: of the Vṛṣṇi heroes
• वृष्णिवीराणाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृष्णिवीर
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• महे: in the great (one)
• महे: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• रैवतकस्य: of Raivataka
• रैवतकस्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रैवतक
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• ह: indeed/forsooth
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ह

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Vṛṣṇi warriors
• Raivataka

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores the ethical idea that places become truly ‘holy’ through sustained virtuous conduct: a sanctified abode is one that is frequented by puṇyakṛt—people devoted to meritorious deeds—linking moral action with sacredness and communal memory.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana describes a renowned locale associated with the Vṛṣṇi warriors, identifying it as a celebrated recreation-ground connected with great Raivataka, and characterizing it as a sanctified, well-regarded place visited by the virtuous.