Shloka 23

अश्रमवासिनां विषादः — Lament in Hastināpura after the Elders’ Forest Withdrawal

Devanagari script

धन्यो>स्म्यनुगृहीतश्व सफलं जीवितं च मे

Transliteration

dhanyo 'smy anugṛhītaś ca saphalaṃ jīvitaṃ ca me

Translation

Vaiśampāyana sprach: „Gesegnet bin ich; mir ist Gnade erwiesen worden, und auch mein Leben hat Frucht getragen.“

Word by Word

• धन्यः: blessed/fortunate
• धन्यः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धन्य
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अस्मि: I am
• अस्मि: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (to be)
• Form: Present, 1st, Singular

• अनुगृहीतः: favored/shown grace (having been blessed)
• अनुगृहीतः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनुग्रह् (अनु + ग्रह्) / कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक: अनुगृहीत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• सफलम्: fruitful/successful
• सफलम्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सफल
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• जीवितम्: life
• जीवितम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: जीवित
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

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

• मे: of me / my
• मे: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: —, Genitive, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

A life is truly “successful” when it becomes saphala—fruitful in dharmic meaning—and when one recognizes anugraha (grace) with humility and gratitude rather than claiming merit solely for oneself.

What is happening in the narrative?

The narrator Vaiśampāyana voices a personal reflection of gratitude, declaring himself blessed and his life fulfilled—typically marking a moment of receiving kindness, permission, or a meaningful outcome within the Ashramavāsika context.