Shloka 416

Nāga-āyatana-darśana-pratīkṣā — The Brāhmaṇa’s Request and Waiting on the Gomatī

Devanagari script

स चोपविविशे तत्र पीठे कुशमये शुभे । मन-ही-मन ऐसा सोचकर वे उन दोनोंकी प्रदक्षिणा करके एक सुन्दर कुशासनपर बैठ गये

Transliteration

sa copaviviśe tatra pīṭhe kuśamaye śubhe |

Translation

Pagkaraan, magalang niyang nilibot nang pakanan ang dalawang iyon at, sa tahimik na pagninilay sa loob ng sarili, naupo siya roon sa isang mapalad na upuang yari sa damong kuśa.

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• उपविविशे: sat down
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-विश्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

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

• पीठे: on the seat
• पीठे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पीठ
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• कुशमये: made of kuśa-grass
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कुशमय
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• शुभे: auspicious, beautiful
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• kuśa-grass seat (kuśamaya pīṭha)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the ethical posture required for learning dharma: inner reflection (manasā) and outward reverence (pradakṣiṇā), culminating in taking a pure, disciplined seat (kuśa), symbolizing readiness for sacred instruction.

What is happening in the narrative?

The narrator describes a person who, after mentally considering the situation and respectfully circumambulating two revered figures, sits on an auspicious kuśa-grass seat, indicating the start of a formal, respectful exchange or teaching.