Shloka 69

अध्याय ५६ — च्यवन–कुशिकसंवादः

Cyavana–Kuśika Dialogue on Lineage, Conflict, and Transmission

Devanagari script

ततस्तु तौ नवमभिवीक्ष्य यौवन परस्परं विगतरुजाविवामरौ । ननन्दतु: शयनगतौ वपुर्धरी श्रिया युतौ द्विजवरदत्तया तदा

Transliteration

tatastu tau navam abhivīkṣya yauvanaṁ parasparaṁ vigatarujāv ivāmarau | nanandatuḥ śayanagatau vapurdharī śriyā yutau dvijavaradattayā tadā ||

Translation

Bhishma nói: Bấy giờ, hai vợ chồng nhìn nhau, thấy tuổi xuân mới như vừa trở lại, liền hiện ra không bệnh khổ, tựa chư thiên. Nằm trên giường, họ hoan hỷ vô cùng. Mang thân thể mới rạng ngời mỹ lệ do bậc hiền thánh song sinh tối thượng là Cyavana ban cho, đôi phu phụ ấy tràn đầy hạnh phúc.

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

• तु: but/indeed (emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• तौ: those two (the couple)
• तौ: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• नवम्: new (thing/state)
• नवम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नव
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अभिवीक्ष्य: having looked at/observed
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-√वीक्ष्
• Form: Absolutive (क्त्वान्त), indeclinable

• यौवनम्: youth
• यौवनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: यौवन
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• परस्परम्: mutually, each other
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: परस्पर

• विगत-रुजौ: free from disease/pain
• विगत-रुजौ: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विगत-रुज
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• इव: like, as if
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव

• अमरौ: two immortals (gods)
• अमरौ: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• ननन्दतुः: they rejoiced
• Type: Verb
• Root: √नन्द्
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd person, Dual

• शयन-गतौ: having gone to bed; lying on the bed
• शयन-गतौ: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शयन-गत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• वपुः-धरी: the body-bearing woman (wife)
• वपुः-धरी: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वपुस्-धर
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• श्रिया: with beauty/splendor
• श्रिया: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• युतौ: endowed/connected (with)
• युतौ: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युक्त
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• द्विज-वर-दत्तया: given by the best of twice-born (brahmins)
• द्विज-वर-दत्तया: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्विज-वर-दत्त
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

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

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhishma
• Cyavana (implied by 'dvijavara')
• the husband and wife (the rejuvenated couple)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Righteous living and respectful receptivity to a sage’s guidance can yield tangible well-being; the verse highlights how anugraha (grace) received in a dharmic manner brings health, beauty, and harmony rather than mere sensual gain.

What is happening in the narrative?

A husband and wife, newly rejuvenated through the boon/aid of the foremost brahmin sage (Cyavana), look at each other and recognize renewed youth; free from illness like the gods, they lie on their bed and rejoice in their restored vitality and splendor.