Shloka 42

Cyavana’s Yogic Display and Kuśika’s Recognition of Tapas (च्यवन-योगप्रभावः कुशिकस्य तपःप्रशंसा च)

Devanagari script

ततस्तौ गविजश्नैव च्यवनश्न भूगूद्वह: । वराभ्यामनुरूपाभ्यां छन्दयामासतुर्न॒ुपम्‌

Transliteration

tatastau gavijaś caiva cyavanaś ca bhṛgūdvahaḥ | varābhyām anurūpābhyāṁ chandayāmāsatur nṛpam ||

Translation

پھر گاویج اور بھِرگوؤں میں سرفہرست چَیون—وہ دونوں—بادشاہ کے پاس آئے اور اس کے مرتبے کے مطابق دو ور (نعمتیں) پیش کر کے اس کی رضا مندی حاصل کرنے لگے۔

Word by Word

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

• तौ: those two
• तौ: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, nominative, dual

• गविजश्नौ: the two (sages) Gavija and Śna
• गविजश्नौ: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: गविजश्न
• Form: Masculine, nominative, dual

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

• च्यवनः: Cyavana
• च्यवनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: च्यवन
• Form: Masculine, nominative, singular

• भृगूद्वहः: best of the Bhṛgus
• भृगूद्वहः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भृगूद्वह
• Form: Masculine, nominative, singular

• वराभ्याम्: with two excellent (things/boons)
• वराभ्याम्: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वर
• Form: Neuter, instrumental, dual

• अनुरूपाभ्याम्: with two suitable (things/boons)
• अनुरूपाभ्याम्: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनुरूप
• Form: Neuter, instrumental, dual

• छन्दयामासतुः: they pleased/satisfied
• Type: Verb
• Root: छन्द्
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd person, dual, parasmaipada (causative sense: 'to please')

• नृपम्: the king
• नृपम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृप
• Form: Masculine, accusative, singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Gavija
• Cyavana
• Bhṛgu lineage (Bhṛgus)
• the king (nṛpa)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Dharma-oriented governance is strengthened when sages counsel rulers with what is fitting (anurūpa) rather than with excess or coercion; even incentives like boons should be proportionate and aligned with righteous aims.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīṣma narrates that Gavija and the sage Cyavana approach a king and attempt to win his agreement by offering two suitable boons, indicating a deliberate, ethical mode of influencing royal decision-making.