Shloka 8

Āstravidyā-Pradarśana: The Kuru Princes’ Public Demonstration of Arms (आस्त्रविद्या-प्रदर्शनम्)

Devanagari script

तव व्विदं मतं मत्वा प्रयतिष्याम्यतः परम्‌ | मन्ये ध्रुवं मयोक्ता सा वचन प्रतिपत्स्यते,परंतु आज इस विषयमें तुम्हारी सम्मति जानकर अब मैं इसके लिये प्रयत्न करूँगा। मुझे विश्वास है, मेरे कहनेपर कुन्तीदेवी निश्चय ही मेरी बात मान लेंगी

Transliteration

tava vvidaṃ mataṃ matvā prayatiṣyāmy ataḥ param | manye dhruvaṃ mayoktā sā vacanaṃ pratipatsyate ||

Translation

„Da ich nun deine wohlüberlegte Meinung erkannt habe, will ich von jetzt an umso eifriger danach streben. Ich bin gewiss: Wenn ich spreche, wird Kuntī Devī meine Worte gewiss annehmen — sie wird einwilligen.“

Word by Word

• {'tava': 'of you

• your', 'idam': 'this', 'matam': 'opinion, judgment, considered view', 'matvā': 'having understood, having considered', 'prayatiṣyāmi': 'I will endeavor

• I will make effort', 'ataḥ param': 'from now on

• henceforth', 'manye': 'I think

• I believe', 'dhruvam': 'certainly

• surely', 'mayā uktā': 'spoken by me

• said by me', 'sā': 'she (that woman)', 'vacanam': 'word, statement, counsel', 'pratipatsyate': 'will accept

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Kuntī

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights dharmic decision-making through consultation and respectful effort: one should understand another’s counsel, then act with resolve while relying on persuasion and trust rather than force.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana reports a speaker who, after learning the listener’s opinion, resolves to make further efforts and expresses confidence that Kuntī will accept his proposal when he speaks to her.