Shloka 206

Plakṣaprasravaṇa–Kārapacana tīrtha-varṇana and Nārada’s war briefing (Śalya-parva, Adhyāya 53)

Devanagari script

तेषां त्रिविष्टपे वासो यावदभूमिर्धरिष्यति । जो नरेश्वर यहाँ बड़े-बड़े यज्ञोंका अनुष्ठान करेंगे, वे जबतक यह पृथ्वी रहेगी, तबतक स्वर्गलोकमें निवास करेंगे

Transliteration

teṣāṃ trivīṣṭape vāso yāvad bhūmir dhariṣyati |

Translation

Rāma nói: “Họ sẽ được cư trú nơi cõi trời của Ba Mươi Ba vị thần, lâu bền cho đến khi mặt đất này còn tồn tại. Những bậc vương giả và người đời nào cử hành các đại tế lễ tại đây sẽ đạt thiên giới và ở đó chừng nào thế gian này còn tiếp diễn.”

Word by Word

• तेषाम्: of them
• तेषाम्: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक: त)
• Form: masculine/neuter, genitive, plural

• त्रिविष्टपे: in heaven (Triviṣṭapa)
• त्रिविष्टपे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रिविष्टप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: masculine, locative, singular

• वासः: dwelling, residence
• वासः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• यावत्: as long as, until
• यावत्: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यावत् (अव्यय)
• Form: true

• भूमिः: the earth
• भूमिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूमि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: feminine, nominative, singular

• धरिष्यति: will endure, will remain
• Type: Verb
• Root: धृ (धातु)
• Form: simple future (luṭ), 3rd, singular, parasmaipada

Speaker

राम उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Trivīṣṭapa (Svarga/Heaven)
• Bhūmi (Earth)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse links righteous ritual action—especially the performance of great sacrifices by rulers and householders—with lasting heavenly reward, emphasizing the moral economy of karma: properly undertaken dharmic deeds yield enduring merit.

What is happening in the narrative?

Rāma is describing the फल (result) of performing major yajñas: those who undertake such grand sacrificial rites are said to dwell in Trivīṣṭapa (heaven) for as long as the earth itself continues.