Shloka 69

अध्याय ५६ — च्यवन–कुशिकसंवादः

Cyavana–Kuśika Dialogue on Lineage, Conflict, and Transmission

Devanagari script

ततस्तु तौ नवमभिवीक्ष्य यौवन परस्परं विगतरुजाविवामरौ । ननन्दतु: शयनगतौ वपुर्धरी श्रिया युतौ द्विजवरदत्तया तदा

Transliteration

tatastu tau navam abhivīkṣya yauvanaṁ parasparaṁ vigatarujāv ivāmarau | nanandatuḥ śayanagatau vapurdharī śriyā yutau dvijavaradattayā tadā ||

Translation

毗湿摩说：于是夫妻二人相互观照，见彼此青春新发，便如无病无痛之天神。卧于榻上，他们欢喜无量。因得最上“二次生”圣者——贤者遮婆那（Cyavana）所赐的光华美丽之新身，夫妇二人满怀幸福。

Word by Word

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

• तु: but/indeed (emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• तौ: those two (the couple)
• तौ: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• नवम्: new (thing/state)
• नवम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नव
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अभिवीक्ष्य: having looked at/observed
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-√वीक्ष्
• Form: Absolutive (क्त्वान्त), indeclinable

• यौवनम्: youth
• यौवनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: यौवन
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• परस्परम्: mutually, each other
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: परस्पर

• विगत-रुजौ: free from disease/pain
• विगत-रुजौ: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विगत-रुज
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• इव: like, as if
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव

• अमरौ: two immortals (gods)
• अमरौ: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• ननन्दतुः: they rejoiced
• Type: Verb
• Root: √नन्द्
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd person, Dual

• शयन-गतौ: having gone to bed; lying on the bed
• शयन-गतौ: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शयन-गत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• वपुः-धरी: the body-bearing woman (wife)
• वपुः-धरी: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वपुस्-धर
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• श्रिया: with beauty/splendor
• श्रिया: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• युतौ: endowed/connected (with)
• युतौ: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युक्त
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• द्विज-वर-दत्तया: given by the best of twice-born (brahmins)
• द्विज-वर-दत्तया: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्विज-वर-दत्त
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• तदा: then, at that time
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhishma
• Cyavana (implied by 'dvijavara')
• the husband and wife (the rejuvenated couple)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Righteous living and respectful receptivity to a sage’s guidance can yield tangible well-being; the verse highlights how anugraha (grace) received in a dharmic manner brings health, beauty, and harmony rather than mere sensual gain.

What is happening in the narrative?

A husband and wife, newly rejuvenated through the boon/aid of the foremost brahmin sage (Cyavana), look at each other and recognize renewed youth; free from illness like the gods, they lie on their bed and rejoice in their restored vitality and splendor.