Shloka 276

Gālava’s Eastern Ascent with Garuḍa; Counsel on Kāla and Upāya (उद्योगपर्व, अध्याय ११०)

Devanagari script

चतस्र: क्रमयोगेन कामाशां गन्तुमिच्छसि । तात! इस प्रकार मैंने क्रमश: चारों दिशाओंका तुम्हारे सामने विस्तारपूर्वक वर्णन किया है। कहो, किस दिशामें चलना चाहते हो?

Transliteration

catasraḥ kramayogena kāmāśāṃ gantum icchasi | tāta! iti prakāraṃ mayā kramaśaś catasro diśas tava purataḥ vistārapūrvakaṃ varṇitāḥ | vada, kasyāṃ diśi gantum icchasi?

Translation

“Con muốn tiến bước, từng bước một, về phía phương hướng mình mong cầu. Con yêu dấu, theo cách ấy ta đã lần lượt thuật rõ bốn phương, đầy đủ và tường tận cho con. Hãy nói ta nghe—con chọn đi về hướng nào?”

Word by Word

• चतस्रः: four
• चतस्रः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चतुर्
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• क्रमयोगेन: by (their) order/sequence
• क्रमयोगेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रमयोग
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• कामाशाम्: the desired direction/quarter
• कामाशाम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कामाशा
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• गन्तुम्: to go
• गन्तुम्: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम्
• Form: तुमुन्, Infinitive

• इच्छसि: you desire/wish
• इच्छसि: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: इष्
• Form: Present, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada

• तात: O dear/son!
• Type: Noun
• Root: तात
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

युपर्ण उवाच

Characters & Entities

• युपर्ण (Yuparṇa)
• चारों दिशाएँ (the four directions/quarters)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse emphasizes orderly instruction and deliberate choice: after laying out all options (the four quarters) clearly and sequentially, the guide invites the listener to decide consciously rather than impulsively.

What is happening in the narrative?

Yuparṇa addresses the listener affectionately, stating that he has already described the four directions in detail and now asks which direction the listener wishes to take, marking a transition from explanation to decision.