Shloka 13

Gālava’s Eastern Ascent with Garuḍa; Counsel on Kāla and Upāya (उद्योगपर्व, अध्याय ११०)

Devanagari script

शाद्वलं कदलीस्कन्धमत्र संतानका नगा: । अत्र संयमनित्यानां सिद्धानां स्वैरचारिणाम्‌

Transliteration

śādvalaṁ kadalī-skandham atra saṁtānakā nagāḥ | atra saṁyama-nityānāṁ siddhānāṁ svaira-cāriṇām ||

Translation

یوپرن نے کہا—یہاں سرسبز شاداب چمن ہے؛ یہاں کیلے کے تنوں کے جھرمٹ ہیں؛ اور یہاں سَنتانک درخت کھڑے ہیں۔ یہ وہ خطّہ ہے جہاں ضبطِ نفس میں ہمیشہ قائم کامل (سِدھ) ہستیاں آزادانہ آمدورفت کرتی ہیں۔

Word by Word

• शाद्वलम्: grassy ground/turf
• शाद्वलम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शाद्वल
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• कदली-स्कन्धम्: banana-stem/trunk
• कदली-स्कन्धम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कदलीस्कन्ध
• Form: Masculine, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र

• संतानकाः: having offspring/with progeny (fruit-bearing)
• संतानकाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संतानक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• नगाः: trees (lit. mountains)
• नगाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: नग
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र

• संयम-नित्यानाम्: of those constantly devoted to self-restraint
• संयम-नित्यानाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संयमनित्य
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• सिद्धानाम्: of the perfected beings (siddhas)
• सिद्धानाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्ध
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• स्वैर-चारिणाम्: of those moving about freely
• स्वैर-चारिणाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्वैरचारिन्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

Speaker

युपर्ण उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Yuparṇa
• Siddhas
• kadalī (banana/plantain)
• saṁtānaka trees
• śādvala (grassy ground)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the ethical-spiritual ideal of saṁyama (self-restraint): those established in disciplined conduct are portrayed as ‘Siddhas’ who move freely, suggesting that inner mastery leads to true freedom.

What is happening in the narrative?

Yuparṇa is describing a particular locale—lush with grass and banana-stems and marked by saṁtānaka trees—identifying it as a domain frequented by Siddhas who practice constant restraint and wander at will.