Shloka 27

Devanagari script

नेयं सभा राजपुत्र नाचार्यस्य निवेशनम्‌

Transliteration

neyaṃ sabhā rājaputra nācāryasya niveśanam

Translation

Sañjaya sprach: „O Prinz, dies ist weder eine königliche Versammlungshalle noch die Wohnstatt des Lehrers. Dies ist ein Ort des Krieges und der Gefahr—verwechsle ihn nicht mit einem Ratshof oder einer Stätte des Lernens.“

Word by Word

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• इयम्: this
• इयम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• सभा: assembly hall
• सभा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सभा
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• राजपुत्र: O prince
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजपुत्र
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• आचार्यस्य: of the teacher
• आचार्यस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: आचार्य
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• निवेशनम्: dwelling; residence
• निवेशनम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: निवेशन
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• rājaputra (prince)
• sabhā (assembly hall)
• ācārya (the Teacher/preceptor)
• niveśanam (dwelling/residence)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse warns against confusing the battlefield with spaces meant for deliberation or instruction. Ethically, it underscores situational awareness: in war, one must not expect the protections, decorum, or guidance associated with a court (sabhā) or a teacher’s residence (ācārya-niveśana).

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya addresses a prince and corrects his perception of the setting, emphasizing that the present scene is not a peaceful hall of counsel or a preceptor’s abode, but a harsh wartime context where different rules and dangers prevail.