Shloka 33

Cyavana Explains His Tests; Kuśika Seeks Brāhmaṇya for His Line (च्यवन–कुशिक संवादः)

Devanagari script

यथादेशं महर्षेस्तु शुश्रूषापरमौ तदा । बभूवतुर्महाराज प्रयतावथ दम्पती,महाराज! वे दोनों दम्पति मन और इन्द्रियोंको वशमें करके महर्षिके आज्ञानुसार उनकी सेवामें लगे रहे

Transliteration

yathādeśaṃ maharṣes tu śuśrūṣāparamau tadā | babhūvatur mahārāja prayatāv atha dampatī ||

Translation

Tâu Đại vương, khi ấy đôi vợ chồng, đặt việc phụng sự lên trên hết, đã chế ngự tâm và các giác quan, rồi tận tụy hầu hạ bậc đại thánh đúng như lời chỉ dạy của ngài.

Word by Word

• यथा: as, according to
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा

• आदेशम्: command, instruction
• आदेशम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: आदेश
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• महर्षेः: of the great sage
• Type: Noun
• Root: महर्षि
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• तु: indeed, but
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• शुश्रूषा-परमौ: having service as the highest aim; devoted to service
• शुश्रूषा-परमौ: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुश्रूषा-परम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• तदा: then, at that time
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा

• बभूवतुः: they two became / were
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Dual

• महाराज: O great king
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाराज
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• प्रयतौ: restrained, self-controlled, disciplined
• प्रयतौ: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रयत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• अथ: then, and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ

• दम्पती: the couple (husband and wife)
• दम्पती: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: दम्पती
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• Mahārāja (the king being addressed, i.e., Yudhiṣṭhira in context)
• Mahārṣi (a great sage)
• Dampatī (the husband-and-wife couple)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

True dharma is shown through disciplined service: restraining mind and senses, and faithfully carrying out a worthy teacher’s instructions with humility and care.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīṣma describes a husband and wife who, devoted to attending a great sage, live in self-restraint and serve him precisely as he directs.