Shloka 28

Vyāghra–Gomāyu Saṃvāda (व्याघ्रगोमायु संवाद) — Testing Character Beneath Appearances

Devanagari script

दीर्घदर्शी महोत्साह: स्थूललक्ष्यो महाबल: । कृती चामोघकर्तासि भाग्यैश्व समलंकृत:,आप दूरदर्शी, महान्‌ उत्साही, स्थूललक्ष्य (जिसका उद्देश्य बहुत स्पष्ट हो वह), महाबली, कृतार्थ, सफलतापूर्वक कार्य करनेवाले तथा भाग्यसे अलंकृत हैं

Transliteration

dīrghadarśī mahotsāhaḥ sthūlalakṣyo mahābalaḥ | kṛtī cāmoghakartāsi bhāgyaiś ca samalaṅkṛtaḥ ||

Translation

Śārṭūla said: “You are far-sighted and of great enterprise; your aim is broad and clearly fixed. You are mighty in strength, accomplished in action, and one whose efforts do not go in vain—moreover, you are adorned with good fortune.”

Word by Word

दीर्घदर्शीfar-sighted

महोत्साहःof great energy/enthusiasm

स्थूललक्ष्यःhaving a clear/manifest aim

महाबलःvery strong

कृतीaccomplished/successful

चand

अमोघकर्तासिyou are an unfailing doer

भाग्यैःwith fortunes/good lucks

चand

समलंकृतःwell-adorned/endowed

Speaker

शार्टूल उवाच

Characters & Entities

Śārṭūla

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse presents an ethical portrait of an ideal agent/leader: long-term vision (dīrghadarśī), energetic initiative (mahotsāha), clarity and breadth of purpose (sthūlalakṣya), strength (mahābala), competence (kṛtī), and effectiveness (amoghakartā). It also acknowledges bhāgya (fortune) as an embellishing factor that supports, rather than replaces, merit and effort.

What is happening in the narrative?

Śārṭūla addresses and praises the person before him, enumerating their virtues and capacities. The speech functions as commendation and validation, framing the addressee as fit for responsibility due to a combination of character, capability, and favorable destiny.