Shloka 25

Nārada’s Exempla of Tapas and Assurance to Dhṛtarāṣṭra (नारदोपदेशः—तपःसिद्ध्युदाहरणम्)

Devanagari script

वरं तु विष्टरं कौश्यं कृष्णाजिनकुशोत्तरम्‌ | प्रतिपेदे तदा व्यासस्तदर्थमुपकल्पितम्‌,इसके बाद व्यासजी स्वयं एक सुन्दर कुशासनपर, जो काले मृगचर्मसे आच्छादित तथा उन्हींके लिये बिछाया गया था, विराजमान हुए

Transliteration

varaṁ tu viṣṭaraṁ kauśyaṁ kṛṣṇājinakuśottaram | pratipede tadā vyāsas tadartham upakalpitam ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana nói: Rồi Vyāsa nhận một chỗ ngồi trang trọng—làm bằng vải đan, trải cỏ kuśa và phủ da linh dương đen—được chuẩn bị riêng cho ngài, và an tọa đúng theo lễ nghi.

Word by Word

• वरम्: a seat/covering (excellent)
• वरम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

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

• विष्टरम्: seat, couch, spread (seat)
• विष्टरम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्टर
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• कौश्यम्: made of kuśa-grass
• कौश्यम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कौश्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• कृष्णाजिनकुशोत्तरम्: having kuśa on top of a black antelope-skin (i.e., covered with black deer-skin and topped with kuśa)
• कृष्णाजिनकुशोत्तरम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृष्णाजिन-कुश-उत्तर
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• प्रतिपेदे: accepted/obtained/took (for himself)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रति-√पद्
• Form: Perfect, Third, Singular

• तदा: then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा

• व्यासः: Vyāsa
• व्यासः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्यास
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तदर्थम्: for that purpose/for him
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद्-अर्थ

• उपकल्पितम्: prepared/arranged
• उपकल्पितम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उप-√कॢप्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Vyāsa
• viṣṭara (seat)
• kauśya (woven cloth covering)
• kṛṣṇājina (black antelope skin)
• kuśa (sacred grass)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights dhārmic decorum: honoring a sage with a properly prepared ascetic seat (kuśa and kṛṣṇājina) reflects reverence, restraint, and adherence to ritual norms even amid grief and transition to forest life.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana narrates that Vyāsa is offered a specially prepared seat—cloth with kuśa grass and black antelope-skin on top—and he accepts it and sits, marking the formal, respectful setting for the ensuing events or counsel.