Shloka 22

Pāṇḍu’s Marriages, Conquests, and Triumphal Return (पाण्डोर्विवाह-विजय-प्रत्यागमनम्)

Devanagari script

यो विचिन्त्य धिया धीरो व्यवस्यति स बुद्धिमान । तदिदं धर्मयुक्त च हितं चैव कुलस्य न:

Transliteration

yo vicintya dhiyā dhīro vyavasyati sa buddhimān | tad idaṁ dharmayuktaṁ ca hitaṁ caiva kulasya naḥ ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: “He who, being steadfast, reflects with his intellect and then resolves upon a course—he alone is truly wise. This course before us is in harmony with dharma, and it is also for the welfare of our family.”

Word by Word

• यः: who
• यः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• विचिन्त्य: having reflected/considered
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-चिन्त् (धातु)
• Form: ल्यप् (क्त्वा-प्रत्ययार्थक अव्यय), कर्तरि

• धिया: with (his) intellect
• धिया: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• धीरः: steadfast, wise
• धीरः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• व्यवस्यति: decides, resolves
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-अव-√सो (व्यवस्) (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), प्रथम, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• बुद्धिमान्: intelligent, discerning
• बुद्धिमान्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बुद्धिमत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• तत्: that
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• इदम्: this
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• धर्मयुक्तम्: in accordance with dharma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धर्मयुक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)

• हितम्: beneficial
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)

• एव: indeed, just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)

• कुलस्य: of the family/lineage
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• नः: of us/our
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: त्रिलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• kula (family/lineage)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

True wisdom is shown by calm deliberation followed by firm resolve; the best decision is one that aligns with dharma and promotes the welfare of one’s family or community.

What is happening in the narrative?

In Vaiśampāyana’s narration, a speaker endorses a proposed course of action by praising the wise person who thinks carefully and then decides, asserting that the present proposal is both dharmic and beneficial for their lineage.