Shloka 6

Devanagari script

ततः पुनरथोवाच ज्ञापकं पूर्वचोदितम्‌ युधिष्ठिर निबोधेदं संज्ञार्थ वचनं कवे:,तदनन्तर उस मनुष्यने कहा--'युधिष्छिरजी! ज्ञानी विदुरजीके द्वारा पहले कही हुई यह बात, जो मेरी विश्वसनीयताको सूचित करनेवाली है, पुनः सुनिये। मैं आपको संकेतके तौरपर स्मरण दिलानेके लिये इसे कहता हूँ

Transliteration

tataḥ punar athovāca jñāpakaṃ pūrvacoditam | yudhiṣṭhira nibodhedaṃ saṃjñārtha vacanaṃ kaveḥ ||

Translation

Then he spoke again, repeating the previously prompted reminder: “O Yudhiṣṭhira, understand this statement of the sage-poet, uttered as a sign—meant to serve as a token of recognition and to confirm my trustworthiness.”

Word by Word

ततःthen, thereafter

पुनःagain

अथthen/now (discourse particle)

उवाचsaid/spoke

ज्ञापकंindicating, making known

पूर्वचोदितम्previously prompted/said

युधिष्ठिरO Yudhiṣṭhira

निबोधunderstand, listen

इदंthis

संज्ञार्थhaving the purpose of a sign/indication

वचनंspeech, statement

कवेःof the poet/sage

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Yudhiṣṭhira

kavi (sage-poet)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights ethical communication: a trustworthy person may use a pre-agreed ‘token’ (jñāpaka/saṃjñā) to confirm identity and reliability, ensuring that counsel is received without suspicion.

What is happening in the narrative?

The speaker resumes speaking and asks Yudhiṣṭhira to attend to a previously indicated statement—presented as a sign of recognition—so that the message is accepted as authentic and credible.