Shloka 39

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

Devanagari script

एवमस्त्विति तेनासौ मृगेन्द्रेणाभिपूजित: । प्राप्तवान्‌ मतिसाचिव्यं गोमायुर्व्याप्रयोनित:,“अच्छा, ऐसा ही होगा” यह कहकर शेरने उसका बड़ा सम्मान किया। सियार बाघराजाके बुद्धिदायक सचिवके पदपर प्रतिष्ठित हो गया

Transliteration

evam astv iti tenāsau mṛgendreṇābhipūjitaḥ | prāptavān matisācivyaṃ gomāyur vyāprayoniṭaḥ ||

Translation

“So be it,” said the lion; and thus honored by the king of beasts, that jackal—born of a lowly stock—obtained the post of “counsellor for policy and intelligence.” The episode shows how royal favor and flattery can raise the unworthy, warning that appointments made without discernment imperil righteous rule.

Word by Word

एवम्thus, so

अस्तुlet it be

इतिthus (quotative)

तेनby him/thereby

असौthat one (he)

मृगेन्द्रेणby the lord of beasts (lion)

अभिपूजितःhonoured, highly respected

प्राप्तवान्obtained, attained

मतिसाचिव्यम्counsel/ministership of intelligence (wise secretaryship)

गोमायुःthe jackal

व्याप्रयोनितःborn of a tigress / of tiger-womb

Speaker

शार्टूल उवाच

Characters & Entities

श

शार्टूल (Śārṭūla, speaker)

म

मृगेन्द्र (lion, king of beasts)

ग

गोमायु (jackal)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Sandhi Notes