Shloka 26

सत्यनामा वसुमती यं प्राप्पासीज्जनाधिपम्‌ । हिरण्यमवहन्‌ नद्यस्तस्मिज्जनपदेश्वरे,“राजा सुहोत्रको पाकर पृथ्वीका वसुमती नाम सार्थक हो गया था। जिस समय वे जनपदके स्वामी थे, उन दिनों वहाँकी नदियाँ अपने जलके साथ-साथ सुवर्ण बहाया करती थीं

satyanāmā vasumatī yaṃ prāppāsīj janādhipam | hiraṇyam avahan nadyas tasmiñ janapadeśvare ||

وایو نے کہا—جس مردوں کے حاکم کو پا کر زمین اپنے نام ‘وسومتی’ (دولت والی) کو سچ کر دکھاتی تھی، اسی دیس کے فرمانروا کے عہد میں وہاں کی ندیاں پانی کے ساتھ ساتھ سونا بھی بہایا کرتی تھیں۔

सत्यनामाhaving a true name / truly named
सत्यनामा:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसत्य-नामन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
वसुमतीthe earth (Vasumatī)
वसुमती:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootवसुमती
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
यम्whom
यम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
प्राप्यhaving obtained / having reached
प्राप्य:
TypeVerb
Rootप्र-आप्
Formक्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral here)
आसीत्was
आसीत्:
TypeVerb
Rootअस्
FormImperfect (लङ्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
जनाधिपम्the lord of people, king
जनाधिपम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootजनाधिप
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
हिरण्यम्gold
हिरण्यम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootहिरण्य
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
अवहन्carried (along), bore
अवहन्:
TypeVerb
Rootअव-हृ
FormImperfect (लङ्), 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada
नद्यःrivers
नद्यः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootनदी
FormFeminine, Nominative, Plural
तस्मिन्in him / in that (time/place)
तस्मिन्:
Adhikarana
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Locative, Singular
जनपदin the provinces/territories
जनपद:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootजनपद
FormMasculine, Locative, Plural
ईश्वरेwhen (he was) the lord/ruler
ईश्वरे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootईश्वर
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular

वायुदेव उवाच

वायुदेव (Vāyu)
वसुमती (Vasumatī / Earth)
जनाधिप (a king/lord of men)
नद्यः (rivers)
हिरण्य (gold)
जनपद (realm/territory)

Educational Q&A

The verse links righteous kingship with the flourishing of the land: when a worthy ruler governs, prosperity becomes natural and abundant—symbolized by rivers bearing gold—showing the ethical idea that dharma in leadership sustains the well-being of the realm.

Vāyu is describing a particular sovereign’s reign as extraordinarily auspicious. He says that the earth became ‘Vasumatī’ in the fullest sense upon gaining such a king, and that during his rule the rivers of that country were so rich that they carried gold along with their waters.