Shloka 24

कुन्ती–व्याससंवादः

Kuntī–Vyāsa Dialogue on Durvāsā’s Boon and Karṇa’s Birth

Devanagari script

समाश्चास्य तु राजानं धर्मात्मानं युधिष्ठिरम्‌ । नारदो5प्यगमद्‌ राजन्‌ परमर्षियथेप्सितम्‌

Transliteration

samāś cāsya tu rājānaṃ dharmātmānaṃ yudhiṣṭhiram | nārado 'py agamad rājan paramarṣir yathā-ipsitam ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana sprach: Zu gegebener Zeit kam auch der höchste Weise Nārada zu König Yudhiṣṭhira — rechtschaffen gesinnt und standhaft im Dharma —, wie es ihm beliebte, o König. Der Besuch kündigt einen göttlich gefügten Augenblick im Geschehen an, in dem die ethische Last und Pflicht des Herrschers auf maßgeblichen geistlichen Rat treffen.

Word by Word

• समाः: years
• समाः: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: सम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

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

• अस्य: of him / his
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• तु: but / indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• राजानम्: the king
• राजानम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• धर्मात्मानम्: righteous-souled
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धर्मात्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• युधिष्ठिरम्: Yudhiṣṭhira
• Type: Noun
• Root: युधिष्ठिर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• नारदः: Nārada
• नारदः: कर्ता
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• अपि: also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• अगमत्: went / came
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लुङ् (अोरिस्ट), प्रथम, एकवचन

• राजन्: O king
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• परमर्षि: the supreme sage
• परमर्षि: कर्ता
• Type: Noun
• Root: परमर्षि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• यथा: as / according as
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा

• ईप्सितम्: desired / wished-for
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ईप्सित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √आप्/ईप्स्)
• Form: नपुं, द्वितीया, एकवचन

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Nārada
• Janamejaya

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores that a ruler grounded in dharma is supported by timely spiritual guidance: the arrival of a paramarṣi like Nārada implies that ethical governance and inner rectitude attract authoritative counsel, helping the king navigate duty, grief, and responsibility.

What is happening in the narrative?

After some time, Nārada comes to Yudhiṣṭhira. Vaiśampāyana narrates this to King Janamejaya, marking a transition where a great sage’s visit prepares the ground for important information or instruction relevant to the events of the Āśramavāsika Parva.