Shloka 15

Cyavana Explains His Tests; Kuśika Seeks Brāhmaṇya for His Line (च्यवन–कुशिक संवादः)

Devanagari script

ततः स राजा च्यवनं मधुपर्क यथाविधि । ग्राहयामास चाव्यग्रो महात्मा नियतव्रत:,इसके बाद नियमतः व्रत पालन करनेवाले महामनस्वी राजा कुशिकने शान्तभावसे च्यवन मुनिको विधिपूर्वक मधुपर्क भोजन कराया

Transliteration

tataḥ sa rājā cyavanaṃ madhuparkaṃ yathāvidhi | grāhayāmāsa cāvyagro mahātmā niyatavrataḥ ||

Translation

毗湿摩说：随后，那位大心而守誓的国王，神色安定、毫不躁动，依仪轨令圣仙遮婆那（Cyavana）受用蜜乳供（madhuparka）。此事彰显王者之法：以自持与礼度行待客之道，恭敬奉事可敬的来宾。

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

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

• राजा: king
• राजा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• च्यवनम्: Chyavana (sage)
• च्यवनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun (proper name)
• Root: च्यवन
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• मधुपर्कम्: madhuparka (honey-mixture offering)
• मधुपर्कम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: मधुपर्क
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• यथा-विधि: according to rule, duly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथाविधि

• ग्राहयामास: caused (him) to take; made (him) partake
• Type: Verb
• Root: ग्रह् (गृह्णाति) (causative: ग्राहयति)
• Form: Perfect (periphrastic), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

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

• अव्यग्रः: unagitated, calm
• अव्यग्रः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अव्यग्र
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• महात्मा: great-souled
• महात्मा: Karta
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: महात्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• नियत-व्रतः: of restrained/observed vows; steadfast in vows
• नियत-व्रतः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नियतव्रत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhishma
• Cyavana (sage)
• the king (Kushika, per the accompanying Hindi gloss)
• madhuparka (ritual offering)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Royal dharma is shown through disciplined, rule-abiding hospitality: honoring a worthy guest (especially a sage) with prescribed rites, performed calmly and without negligence.

What is happening in the narrative?

The king respectfully offers the sage Cyavana the madhuparka and ensures he partakes of it according to proper ritual procedure, demonstrating reverence and self-controlled conduct.