Shloka 416

Nāga-āyatana-darśana-pratīkṣā — The Brāhmaṇa’s Request and Waiting on the Gomatī

Devanagari script

स चोपविविशे तत्र पीठे कुशमये शुभे । मन-ही-मन ऐसा सोचकर वे उन दोनोंकी प्रदक्षिणा करके एक सुन्दर कुशासनपर बैठ गये

Transliteration

sa copaviviśe tatra pīṭhe kuśamaye śubhe |

Translation

Rồi ông kính cẩn đi nhiễu quanh hai vị ấy, tự suy niệm trong lòng, và ngồi xuống ngay đó trên một chỗ ngồi cát tường kết bằng cỏ kuśa.

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• उपविविशे: sat down
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-विश्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र

• पीठे: on the seat
• पीठे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पीठ
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• कुशमये: made of kuśa-grass
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कुशमय
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• शुभे: auspicious, beautiful
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• kuśa-grass seat (kuśamaya pīṭha)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the ethical posture required for learning dharma: inner reflection (manasā) and outward reverence (pradakṣiṇā), culminating in taking a pure, disciplined seat (kuśa), symbolizing readiness for sacred instruction.

What is happening in the narrative?

The narrator describes a person who, after mentally considering the situation and respectfully circumambulating two revered figures, sits on an auspicious kuśa-grass seat, indicating the start of a formal, respectful exchange or teaching.