Shloka 30

Adhyāya 325: Nārada in Śvetadvīpa—Stotra to the Nirguṇa Mahātman

Devanagari script

त॑ मुहूर्तादिवागम्य राज्ञो मन्त्री कृताउ्जलि:

Transliteration

taṁ muhūrtād ivāgamya rājño mantrī kṛtāñjaliḥ

Translation

Nach kurzer Weile kehrte der Minister des Königs zurück und trat mit gefalteten Händen ehrerbietig zu ihm.

Word by Word

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• मुहूर्तात्: after a moment / from a moment
• मुहूर्तात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुहूर्त
• Form: Masculine, Ablative, Singular

• इव: as if / like
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव

• आगम्य: having come / having approached
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-गम्
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral for gerund)

• राज्ञः: of the king / to the king (contextually)
• राज्ञः: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• मन्त्री: the minister/counsellor
• मन्त्री: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्रिन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• कृताञ्जलिः: with hands joined (in reverence)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृताञ्जलि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• the king (rājā)
• the minister/counsellor (mantrī)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the dharmic decorum of governance: counsel should be offered with humility and respect, and the minister’s role is to approach the king properly, ready to report and advise in accordance with duty.

What is happening in the narrative?

After a brief interval, the king’s minister arrives and approaches with joined hands, indicating a formal, respectful audience—typically preceding the delivery of information, advice, or the outcome of an assigned task.