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Shloka 79

Śoka-śamana: Kṛṣṇa’s Consolation and Nārada’s Exempla to Sṛñjaya

Chapter 29

त्रयः शब्दा न जीर्यन्ते दिलीपस्य निवेशने । स्वाध्यायघोषो ज्याघोषो दीयतामिति वै त्रय:

trayaḥ śabdā na jīryante dilīpasya niveśane | svādhyāyaghoṣo jyāghoṣo dīyatām iti vai trayaḥ ||

风神伐由说道:“在帝利波王的宫邸中,有三种声音从不消歇:深沉的吠陀自习诵读之声,勇士弓弦的铮鸣之声,以及反复呼喊的‘当施与!’之声。”

त्रयःthree
त्रयः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootत्रि
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
शब्दाःsounds/words
शब्दाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootशब्द
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
not
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
जीर्यन्तेwear out/cease/decay
जीर्यन्ते:
TypeVerb
Rootजॄ (जीर्यति)
FormPresent, Atmanepada, Third, Plural
दिलीपस्यof Dilipa
दिलीपस्य:
TypeNoun
Rootदिलीप
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
निवेशनेin the residence/house
निवेशने:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootनिवेशन
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
स्वाध्यायघोषःthe sound of Vedic recitation
स्वाध्यायघोषः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootस्वाध्यायघोष
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
ज्याघोषःthe twang/sound of the bowstring
ज्याघोषः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootज्याघोष
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
दीयताम्let it be given / give!
दीयताम्:
TypeVerb
Rootदा (ददाति)
FormImperative, Passive, Third, Singular
इतिthus (quotative)
इति:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति
वैindeed
वै:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवै
त्रयःthree (kinds)
त्रयः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootत्रि
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural

वायुदेव उवाच

V
Vāyu (Vāyudeva)
K
King Dilīpa
D
Dilīpa’s residence (niveśana)
V
Vedic svādhyāya (recitation/study)
B
bowstring (jyā)
G
gift/charity (dāna implied by dīyatām)

Educational Q&A

The verse presents a model of righteous kingship: a household (and by extension a kingdom) should be sustained by three constant pillars—learning through Vedic study, strength and preparedness to protect through martial discipline, and generosity through continual giving.

Vāyu describes the atmosphere of King Dilīpa’s residence, emphasizing that three characteristic sounds were always present: Vedic recitation, the bowstring’s twang of warriors in training/readiness, and the call to give charity—signs of a flourishing, dharmic royal order.