Shloka 19

Plakṣaprasravaṇa–Kārapacana tīrtha-varṇana and Nārada’s war briefing (Śalya-parva, Adhyāya 53)

Devanagari script

ये चेह नित्यं मनुजा निवत्स्यन्ति शुभैषिण:

Transliteration

ye ceha nityaṁ manujā nivat syanti śubhaiṣiṇaḥ

Translation

而那些将长久居于此地的人们，恒常追求吉祥之事（为己亦为人）……

Word by Word

• ये: who (those who)
• ये: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

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

• इह: here
• इह: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह

• नित्यम्: always
• नित्यम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक)

• मनुजाः: men, humans
• मनुजाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनुज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• निवत्स्यन्ति: will dwell, will reside
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि + वस् (धातु)
• Form: Simple Future (Luṭ), 3rd, Plural

• शुभैषिणः: seeking good, well-wishing
• शुभैषिणः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभैषिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

राम उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Rāma (speaker)
• manujāḥ (people)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights an ethical ideal: people should live with a steady intention toward śubha—what is auspicious, beneficial, and welfare-promoting—rather than merely pursuing self-interest.

What is happening in the narrative?

Rāma is speaking about people who will reside in a particular place “here,” characterizing them as śubhaiṣiṇaḥ—those who seek auspicious good—setting a moral tone for the surrounding statement.