Mahabharata — Anushasana Parva, Shloka 6

Devanagari script

एवं वर्षसहस्राणि दिव्यानि विपुलब्रत: । त्रिंशत: कश्यपो राजन्‌ भूमिरासीदतन्द्रित:

Transliteration

evaṁ varṣa-sahasrāṇi divyāni vipula-vrataḥ | triṁśataḥ kaśyapo rājan bhūmir āsīd atandritaḥ ||

Translation

大王啊！如是，持广大誓愿而不懈怠的迦叶波，作为大地之身，安住三万天年。

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus, in this manner
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम्

• वर्षसहस्राणि: thousands of years
• वर्षसहस्राणि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर्षसहस्र
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Plural

• दिव्यानि: divine
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Plural

• विपुलव्रतः: one of great vows/observances
• विपुलव्रतः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विपुलव्रत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• त्रिंशतः: from thirty (i.e., by thirty)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रिंशत्
• Form: Feminine, Ablative, Singular

• कश्यपः: Kashyapa
• कश्यपः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कश्यप
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• राजन्: O king
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• भूमिः: the earth (as earth-form)
• भूमिः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूमि
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• आसीत्: was, remained
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस्
• Form: Imperfect (Lan), 3rd, Singular

• अतन्द्रितः: unwearied, without laziness
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अतन्द्रित
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

अजुन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Arjuna
• Kaśyapa
• King (addressed as rājan)
• Bhūmi (Earth)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights that unwavering observance of a great vow (vrata), sustained over immense time, is a form of dharma that supports stability and order; vigilance (atandritatā) and endurance are portrayed as ethically transformative powers.

What is happening in the narrative?

Arjuna reports that the sage Kaśyapa, through prolonged ascetic resolve, remained for an immense span of divine years in the form/state of the Earth, emphasizing his extraordinary tapas and steadfastness.