Shloka 23

नारदेन धृतराष्ट्रगतिवर्णनम् | Nārada’s Account of Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Future Course

Devanagari script

त्वां चापि श्रेयसा योक्ष्ये न चिराद्‌ भरतर्षभ । संशयच्छेदनार्थाय प्राप्तं मां विद्धि पुत्रक

Transliteration

tvāṁ cāpi śreyasā yokṣye na cirād bharatarṣabha | saṁśaya-cchedanārthāya prāptaṁ māṁ viddhi putraka ||

Translation

“O bull among the Bharatas, I shall soon unite you too with what is truly auspicious. My child, know that I have come here for the very purpose of cutting through your doubts.”

Word by Word

• त्वाम्: you
• त्वाम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: —, Accusative, Singular

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

• अपि: also/even
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• श्रेयसा: by/with welfare, by auspicious good
• श्रेयसा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रेयस्
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• योक्ष्ये: I shall unite/engage (you), I shall make (you) partake
• Type: Verb
• Root: युज् (योजने)
• Form: Simple Future (Luṭ), 1st, Singular, Parasmaipada

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• चिरात्: after long; long hence
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: चिर

• भरतर्षभ: O bull among the Bharatas
• Type: Noun
• Root: भरत-ऋषभ
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• संशय: doubt(s)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय
• Form: Masculine, —, —

• छेदन: cutting, removal
• Type: Noun
• Root: छेदन
• Form: Neuter, —, —

• अर्थाय: for the purpose (of)
• अर्थाय: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्थ
• Form: Masculine, Dative, Singular

• प्राप्तम्: arrived, come
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-आप् (प्राप्त)
• Form: Past Passive Participle (kta), Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: —, Accusative, Singular

• विद्धि: know (you), understand
• Type: Verb
• Root: विद् (ज्ञाने)
• Form: Imperative (Loṭ), 2nd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• पुत्रक: O son, dear boy
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्रक
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Bharatarṣabha (addressed person)
• putraka (addressed person)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

A qualified guide promises śreyas (the higher good) and frames instruction as saṁśaya-cchedana—removing doubt—implying that clarity and right understanding are prerequisites for ethical and spiritual progress.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana addresses a Bharata prince respectfully and affectionately, stating that he has come specifically to resolve the listener’s uncertainties and to lead him soon toward what is auspicious and beneficial.