Shloka 10

कुशिकवंश

प्रसङ्गः / Genealogy of the Kuśika Line and the Kausikī River

Devanagari script

ततोऽहं हिमवत्पार्श्वे वसामि निरतस्सुखम्।भगिन्यां स्नेहसंयुक्त: कौशिक्यां रघुनन्दन।।।।

Transliteration

tato 'haṁ himavatpārśve vasāmi nirataḥ sukham | bhaginyāṁ snehasaṁyuktaḥ kauśikyāṁ raghunandana || 1.34.10 ||

Translation

تب سے، اے رَغھو نندن! میں ہِمَوَت کے دامن میں خوشی سے بستا ہوں، اپنی بہن کوشِکی کے ساتھ سنےہ (محبت) کے بندھن میں بندھا ہوا۔

Word by Word

• tataḥ: thereafter
• tataḥ: Kāla (काल/temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Deśa-kāla-avyaya (adverb: 'then/thereafter')

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Prathamā vibhakti (Nom. 1), Ekavacana; pronoun

• himavatpārśve: by Himavat's side
• himavatpārśve: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: himavat-pārśva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुṃsakaliṅga (n.)/Puṃliṅga usage of pārśva; Saptamī vibhakti (Loc. 7), Ekavacana; 'at the side of Himavat'

• vasāmi: I live
• vasāmi: Kriyā (क्रिया/predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vas (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ lakāra (Present), Prathama? actually Uttama puruṣa (1st person), Ekavacana; Parasmaipada

• nirataḥ: engaged/absorbed
• nirataḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/modifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nirata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (m.), Prathamā vibhakti (Nom. 1), Ekavacana; predicate adjective to 'aham'

• sukham: happily
• sukham: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sukha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa-avyaya (adverbial accusative)

• bhaginyām: in (the company of) my sister
• bhaginyām: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location-context)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhaginī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga (f.), Saptamī vibhakti (Loc. 7), Ekavacana

• snehasaṃyuktaḥ: endowed with affection
• snehasaṃyuktaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/modifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sneha-saṃyukta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (m.), Prathamā vibhakti (Nom. 1), Ekavacana; 'endowed with affection'

• kauśikyām: at Kauśikī
• kauśikyām: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kauśikī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga (f.), Saptamī vibhakti (Loc. 7), Ekavacana

• raghunandana: O delight of Raghu
• raghunandana: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: raghu-nandana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (m.), Sambodhana vibhakti (Voc.), Ekavacana

Context

O son of the Raghus', from then onwards with affection towards my sister Kausiki, I am living happily in the vicinity of Himavat mountains.

Characters & Entities

• Viśvāmitra
• Himavat (Himalaya)
• Kauśikī
• Rāma (Raghunandana)

FAQs

What is the core ethical principle (Dharma) in this verse?

The verse underscores dharma as grounded in right relationships: affection and duty toward kin (here, a sister) harmonize with a life oriented toward sacred places and disciplined living.

What is the narrative situation?

Viśvāmitra shifts into autobiographical narration, explaining his residence near Himavat and his bond with Kauśikī.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Steadfast affection (sneha) joined with settled, purposeful living in a sacred environment.