Shloka 36

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

Devanagari script

कुरुनन्दन! राजा और रानी बिना कुछ खाये-पीये हर्षपूर्वक महर्षिकी उपासना और आराधनामें लगे रहे ।।

Transliteration

Bhīṣma uvāca: Bhārgavas tu samuttiṣṭhau svayam eva tapodhanaḥ | akiñcid uktvā tu gṛhān niścakrāma mahātapāḥ ||

Translation

毗湿摩说：随后，那位婆尔伽婆圣仙，富有苦行之力，自行起身；他一句话也未说，便离开了王宫。

Word by Word

• भार्गवः: Bhargava (Chyavana)
• भार्गवः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भार्गव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तु: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• समुत्तस्थौ: rose up
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-उत्-स्था
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• स्वयम्: by himself
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वयम्

• एव: indeed/just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• तपोधनः: one whose wealth is austerity (ascetic)
• तपोधनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपोधन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अकिञ्चित्: nothing
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अकिञ्चित्

• उक्त्वा: having said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (sense)

• तु: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• गृहात्: from the house
• गृहात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृह
• Form: Neuter, Ablative, Singular

• निः: out/forth
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: निः

• चक्राम: went/stepped forth
• Type: Verb
• Root: क्रम्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• महातपाः: great ascetic
• महातपाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महातपस्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• Bhārgava (Chyavana, in context)
• royal residence/palace (gṛha)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the dignity and autonomy of tapas: a true ascetic acts from inner discipline rather than external persuasion, and spiritual authority can be expressed through silence and decisive conduct.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhishma narrates that the Bhargava sage (Chyavana, in the surrounding story) rises on his own and, without speaking to the king, exits the royal residence—signaling a turning point driven by ascetic resolve.