Shloka 32

Devanagari script

तुतोष तस्य नृपते मुनेरमिततेजस: । उवाच चैन प्रीतात्मा किमिष्टं करवाणि ते

Transliteration

tutoṣa tasya nṛpate muner amitatejasaḥ | uvāca cainaṃ prītātmā kim iṣṭaṃ karavāṇi te ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: “O King, the Fire-god was greatly pleased with that sage of immeasurable splendor. With a delighted heart he addressed him: ‘What desired purpose of yours shall I accomplish?’”

Word by Word

• तुतोष: was pleased/satisfied
• Type: Verb
• Root: तुष्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3, singular, Parasmaipada

• तस्य: of him/of that
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: masculine/neuter, genitive, singular

• नृपते: O king
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृपति
• Form: masculine, vocative, singular

• मुनेः: of the sage
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि
• Form: masculine, genitive, singular

• अमिततेजसः: of (the) immeasurably radiant
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अमिततेजस्
• Form: masculine, genitive, singular

• उवाच: said/spoke
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3, singular, Parasmaipada

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

• एनम्: him
• एनम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

• प्रीतात्मा: one whose mind was pleased
• प्रीतात्मा: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रीतात्मन्
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• किम्: what
• किम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: किम्
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

• इष्टम्: desired/wished-for
• इष्टम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इष्ट
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

• करवाणि: may I do/shall I accomplish
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: Optative (Vidhi-liṅ), 1, singular, Parasmaipada

• ते: for you/to you
• ते: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: dative, singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• nṛpati (the king addressed, i.e., Janamejaya in the frame narrative)
• Agni (Fire-god)
• muni (the sage; contextually Mandapāla in this episode)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Sincere praise and right conduct can lead to divine goodwill, but the ethical emphasis is on directing any granted power or boon toward a worthy, dharmic aim rather than mere self-indulgence.

What is happening in the narrative?

In Vaiśampāyana’s recitation to the king, Agni becomes pleased with the sage’s words and offers to fulfill the sage’s desired request, setting up the next action in the Mandapāla episode.