Shloka 12

Devanagari script

यायावरकुले धीमान्‌ भविष्यति महानृषि: । जरत्कारुरिति ख्यातस्तपस्वी नियतेन्द्रिय:,यायावरकुलमें जरत्कारु नामसे विख्यात एक बुद्धिमान्‌ महर्षि होंगे। वे तपस्यामें तत्पर रहकर अपने मन और इन्द्रियोंकोी संयममें रखेंगे

Transliteration

yāyāvarakule dhīmān bhaviṣyati mahān ṛṣiḥ | jaratkārur iti khyātas tapassvī niyatendriyaḥ ||

Translation

“Trong dòng dõi những ẩn sĩ du phương sẽ xuất hiện một đại hiền triết, bậc trí tuệ lớn, nổi danh với tên Jaratkāru. Chuyên tâm khổ hạnh, người sẽ sống với tâm và các căn được chế ngự.”

Word by Word

यायावरकुलेin the Yāyāvara lineage/family

धीमान्wise, intelligent

भविष्यतिwill be

महान्great

ऋषिःsage

जरत्कारुःJaratkāru (proper name)

इतिthus, as

ख्यातःknown, famed

तपस्वीascetic, one practicing austerity

नियत-इन्द्रियःone whose senses are restrained

Speaker

शेष उवाच

Characters & Entities

श

शेष (Śeṣa)

ज

जरत्कारु (Jaratkāru)

य

यायावरकुल (yāyāvara lineage)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights tapas (austerity) and niyama over the senses as the basis of true wisdom and spiritual stature; ethical authority is grounded in self-restraint rather than birth or power.

What is happening in the narrative?

Śeṣa foretells the future appearance of the sage Jaratkāru in the yāyāvara (wandering ascetic) lineage, describing his character as wise, renowned, and disciplined—setting up his later role in the unfolding story.