Shloka 17

Cavana’s Tests of Kuśika and the Queen (अध्याय ५३: च्यवन–कुशिक-परिक्षा)

Devanagari script

ततस्ते सुमहच्चैव बलवच्च सुवर्तितम्‌ । अवतीर्य ततः सर्वे जालं चकृषिरे तदा

Transliteration

tataste sumahaccai va balavacca suvartitam | avatīrya tataḥ sarve jālaṃ cakṛṣire tadā ||

Translation

پھر انہوں نے وہ نہایت بڑا، مضبوط اور خوب بُنا ہوا جال نیچے اتارا۔ اس کے بعد سب کے سب اترے اور اسی وقت جال کھینچنے لگے۔

Word by Word

• ततः: then; from there
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः
• Form: Avyaya (ablatival adverb: 'from there/then')

• ते: they
• ते: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, nominative, plural

• सुमहत्: very great
• सुमहत्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुमहत्
• Form: Neuter, accusative, singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च
• Form: Avyaya

• एव: indeed; just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव
• Form: Avyaya

• बलवत्: strong; powerful
• बलवत्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बलवत्
• Form: Neuter, accusative, singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च
• Form: Avyaya

• सुवर्तितम्: well-made; well-constructed
• सुवर्तितम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुवर्तित
• Form: Neuter, accusative, singular (past passive participle from √वृत्/√वर्त् with su-)

• अवतीर्य: having descended
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव-√तॄ (अवतरति)
• Form: Absolutive (क्त्वान्त/ल्यबन्त), 'having descended'

• ततः: then; thereafter
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः
• Form: Avyaya

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Masculine, nominative, plural

• जालम्: net
• जालम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: जाल
• Form: Neuter, accusative, singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च
• Form: Avyaya

• चकृषिरे: they drew/pulled
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृष्
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), parasmaipada, 3rd person, plural

• तदा: then; at that time
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा
• Form: Avyaya

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• jāla (net)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights coordinated effort and the effective use of well-prepared means: when a tool or plan is properly made and strong, success follows through collective, timely action.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīṣma describes a sequence of actions: a large, sturdy, well-made net/contrivance is brought down; then everyone descends and together pulls in the net, suggesting a planned capture or retrieval.