Shloka 11

Adhyāya 62: Sañjaya’s Admonition to Dhṛtarāṣṭra on Rāja-dharma and Consequence

Devanagari script

उदेति च यतः सूर्यो यत्र च प्रतितिष्ठति

Transliteration

udeti ca yataḥ sūryo yatra ca pratitiṣṭhati

Translation

Nārada said: “From where the sun rises, and where it comes to rest (sets).”

Word by Word

• उदेति: rises
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद्-इ (उद् + इ)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), प्रथम, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

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

• यतः: from where
• यतः: Apadana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्
• Form: यत्-प्रातिपदिकात् तसिल्-प्रत्ययः (ablatival adverb)

• सूर्यः: the Sun
• सूर्यः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूर्य
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्
• Form: यत्-प्रातिपदिकात् त्रल्-प्रत्ययः (locatival adverb)

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

• प्रतितिष्ठति: sets (comes to rest), stands
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रति-स्था
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), प्रथम, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Sūrya (the Sun)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse points to the sun’s fixed course—rising from a definite quarter and coming to rest in another—as a symbol of an underlying cosmic order. The ethical suggestion is that human action, especially in crisis and war, should be guided by stable principles rather than impulse or confusion.

What is happening in the narrative?

Nārada is speaking and begins a description framed by the sun’s movement—‘where it rises and where it settles.’ This functions as a setup for broader instruction or characterization, using a familiar cosmic reference to anchor the listener’s attention and convey authority.