Shloka 27

Devanagari script

स तत्र गत्वा तस्याह्वानाय शब्द चकार | भो आरुणे पाज्चाल्य क्वासि वत्सैहीति,वहाँ जाकर उपाध्यायने उसे आनेके लिये आवाज दी--'पांचालनिवासी आरुणि! कहाँ हो वत्स! यहाँ आओ”

Transliteration

sa tatra gatvā tasyāhvānāya śabdaṃ cakāra | bho āruṇe pāñcālya kvāsi vatsa ihāgaccheti |

Translation

Dort angekommen, erhob er die Stimme, um ihn herbeizurufen: „O Āruṇi der Pāñcālas, wo bist du, mein Kind? Komm her!“

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र

• गत्वा: having gone
• गत्वा: Karana
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral)

• तस्य: of him / to him (for him)
• तस्य: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• आह्वानाय: for calling (him)
• आह्वानाय: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: आह्वान
• Form: Neuter, Dative, Singular

• शब्दम्: a sound / a call
• शब्दम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शब्द
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• चकार: made / uttered
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• भो: O! (hey!)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भो
• Form: vocative particle

• आरुणे: O Aruṇi
• Type: Noun
• Root: आरुणि
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• पाञ्चाल्य: O Pāñcāla (man of Pāñcāla)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाञ्चाल्य
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• क्व: where?
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: क्व

• असि: are (you)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस्
• Form: Present (लट्), 2nd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• वत्स: dear child
• Type: Noun
• Root: वत्स
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• एहि: come!
• Type: Verb
• Root: इ
• Form: Imperative (लोट्), 2nd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• इति: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति
• Form: quotative particle

Speaker

राम उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Āruṇi
• Pañcāla (region/people)
• Upādhyāya (teacher, implied)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores the dharmic model of learning: the teacher’s right to command and the student’s duty to respond, tempered by affectionate care (vatsa). Authority and compassion together sustain ethical education.

What is happening in the narrative?

The teacher goes to the spot where Āruṇi is expected and calls out loudly, addressing him by name and origin (Pāñcālya), asking where he is and instructing him to come forward.