Shloka 24

ययाति–शक्रसंवादः

Speech-Ethics and Forbearance in the Celestial Court

Devanagari script

वैशम्पायन उवाच एवमुक्तस्तु राजा स तथ्यमित्यभिजज्ञिवान्‌ पूजयामास शर्मिष्ठां धर्म च प्रत्यपादयत्‌,वैशम्पायनजी कहते हैं--शर्मिष्ठके ऐसा कहनेपर राजाने उसकी बातोंको ठीक समझा। उन्होंने शर्मिष्ठाका सत्कार किया और धर्मानुसार उसे अपनी भार्या बनाया

Transliteration

Vaiśampāyana uvāca: evam uktas tu rājā sa tathyam ity abhijajñivān | pūjayāmāsa śarmiṣṭhāṃ dharmaṃ ca pratyapādayat ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: Thus addressed, the king recognized her words as true. He honored Śarmiṣṭhā and, in accordance with dharma, accepted her as his wife.

Word by Word

• वैशम्पायनः: Vaiśampāyana
• वैशम्पायनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैशम्पायन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उवाच: said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• एवम्: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम्

• उक्तः: having been spoken to / addressed
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Past passive participle (kta), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तु: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• राजा: the king
• राजा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तथ्यम्: truth / true (as a fact)
• तथ्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: तथ्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• इति: thus (quotative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

• अभिजज्ञिवान्: having recognized/understood
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-ज्ञा
• Form: Perfect active participle (kvip/vasu-type; -वान्), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पूजयामास: honored / paid respect to
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज्
• Form: Periphrastic perfect (āmāsa-construction), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• शर्मिष्ठाम्: Śarmiṣṭhā
• शर्मिष्ठाम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर्मिष्ठा
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• धर्मम्: dharma / rightful conduct
• धर्मम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

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

• प्रत्यपादयत्: bestowed/assigned (in accordance with)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रति-√पद्
• Form: Imperfect, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Śarmiṣṭhā
• the king (rājā)