Shloka 9

Devanagari script

एवं स राजशार्दूल नृप: शान्तनवस्तदा

Transliteration

evaṁ sa rājaśārdūla nṛpaḥ śāntanavas tadā

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: “Thus, O tiger among kings, at that time the ruler of Śāntanu’s line acted (or spoke) accordingly.”

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus, in this manner
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम्

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

• राजशार्दूल: O tiger among kings
• Type: Noun (vocative address)
• Root: राजशार्दूल
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• नृपः: the king
• नृपः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृप
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• शान्तनवः: the son of Śantanu (Bhīṣma)
• शान्तनवः: Karta
• Type: Noun (patronymic)
• Root: शान्तनव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तदा: then, at that time
• तदा: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśaṃpāyana
• Śāntanava (descendant of Śāntanu)
• Śāntanu (implied by patronymic)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse functions as a narrative seal: it highlights exemplary kingship and ethical authority through the epithet ‘rājaśārdūla’, implying that the actions just described are to be regarded as model conduct within dharma-oriented rulership.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśaṃpāyana, as narrator, concludes or transitions by stating that the Śāntanu-line ruler acted ‘thus’ at that time—linking this line to the preceding instruction or event and preparing the listener for what follows.