Shloka 32

Devanagari script

एषा तृतीया जिज्ञासा तव राजन्‌ कृता मया | न शकक्‍्यसे चालयितु स्वभावात्‌ पार्थ हेतुतः,“राजन! यह मैंने तीसरी बार तुम्हारी परीक्षा ली थी। पार्थ! किसी भी युक्तिसे कोई तुम्हें अपने स्वभावसे विचलित नहीं कर सकता

Transliteration

eṣā tṛtīyā jijñāsā tava rājan kṛtā mayā | na śakyase cālayituṃ svabhāvāt pārtha hetutaḥ |

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: “O King, this was the third time I tested you. O Pārtha, by no argument or pretext can anyone turn you away from your own nature.”

Word by Word

एषाthis (she/this one)

तृतीयाthird

जिज्ञासाinquiry; test; examination

तवof you; your

राजन्O king

कृताdone; made

मयाby me

नnot

शक्यसेyou are able; you can

चand

चालयितुम्to move; to shake; to cause to deviate

स्वभावात्from (your) nature; from innate disposition

पार्थO son of Pritha (Arjuna)

हेतुतःby reason; due to any cause/argument

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Rājan (the King)

Pārtha

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

True character (svabhāva) grounded in dharma is not easily diverted by clever reasoning or external pressure; steadfastness in one’s ethical nature is presented as a virtue.

What is happening in the narrative?

The speaker states that he has tested the king for a third time and concludes that the addressed Pārtha remains unwavering—no rationale or pretext can make him deviate from his innate disposition.