Shloka 3

ययातिपतनम् — Yayāti’s Fall and the Offer of Dharma

Nārada’s Account

Devanagari script

फिर हाथमें हार लिये बहिन माधवीको रथपर बिठाकर पूरु और यदु--ये दोनों भाई आश्रमपर गये ।।

Transliteration

nāgayakṣamanuṣyāṇāṃ gandharvamṛgapakṣiṇām | śailadrumavanaukānām āsīt tatra samāgamaḥ ||

Translation

ณที่นั้น ในพิธีสวยัมวร ได้มีการชุมนุมอันเป็นมงคลของพญานาค ยักษ์ มนุษย์ คนธรรพ์ สัตว์เดรัจฉาน นกทั้งหลาย ตลอดจนเหล่าสรรพชีวิตผู้สถิตตามภูผา พฤกษา และพงไพร

Word by Word

• नाग: of serpents (Nāgas)
• नाग: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाग
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• यक्ष: of Yakṣas
• यक्ष: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: यक्ष
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• मनुष्याणाम्: of humans
• मनुष्याणाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनुष्य
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• गन्धर्व: of Gandharvas
• गन्धर्व: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: गन्धर्व
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• मृग: of deer/wild animals
• मृग: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मृग
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• पक्षिणाम्: of birds
• पक्षिणाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पक्षिन्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• शैल: of mountains
• शैल: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शैल
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• द्रुम: of trees
• द्रुम: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रुम
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• वन: of forests
• वन: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वन
• Form: Neuter, Genitive, Plural

• ओकानाम्: of dwellings/abodes
• ओकानाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: ओकस्
• Form: Neuter, Genitive, Plural

• आसीत्: was
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस्
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र

• समागमः: gathering/assembly
• समागमः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: समागम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Nāgas
• Yakṣas
• Humans (Manuṣyas)
• Gandharvas
• Animals (Mṛgas)
• Birds (Pakṣiṇas)
• Mountains (Śailas)
• Trees (Drumas)
• Forest-dwellers (Vanaukasaḥ)
• Assembly/Svayaṃvara (Samāgama)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

A dharmic and publicly significant rite is portrayed as drawing a broad, harmonious witness—across human, semi-divine, and natural realms—suggesting that righteous order resonates beyond a single community.

What is happening in the narrative?

Nārada describes the scene at that event: many kinds of beings—Nāgas, Yakṣas, humans, Gandharvas, animals, birds, and forest and mountain dwellers—assemble together, emphasizing the grandeur and auspiciousness of the occasion.