Shloka 11

आरण्यकपर्वणि अध्यायः २१६ — इन्द्र-स्कन्द-संमुखता वज्रप्रहारश्च

Indra approaches Skanda; vajra strike and the arising of Viśākha

Devanagari script

ब्राह्मण उवाच यदेतदुक्तं भवता सर्व सत्यमसंशयम्‌ | प्रीतो5स्मि तव भद्र| ते धर्माचारगुणान्वित

Transliteration

brāhmaṇa uvāca | yad etad uktaṃ bhavatā sarvaṃ satyam asaṃśayam | prīto 'smi tava bhadra te dharmācāra-guṇānvitā ||

Translation

The Brahmin said: “What you have stated is entirely true, without any doubt. I am pleased with you. Blessings upon you—endowed as you are with dharma, good conduct, and noble qualities.”

Word by Word

• ब्राह्मणः: the Brahmin
• ब्राह्मणः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उवाच: said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect (Paroksha-bhuta), Third, Singular

• यत्: what/that which
• यत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• उक्तम्: said/spoken
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Past Passive Participle (क्त), Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• भवता: by you (honorific)
• भवता: Karana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: भवत्
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• सर्वम्: all/entirely
• सर्वम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• सत्यम्: true
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत्य
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• असंशयम्: undoubtedly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: असंशय

• प्रीतः: pleased
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्री
• Form: Past Passive Participle (क्त), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अस्मि: I am
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस्
• Form: Present, First, Singular

• तव: of you/for you
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• भद्र: O good one / O sir
• Type: Noun
• Root: भद्र
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• ते: to you/for you
• ते: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Dative/Genitive, Singular

• धर्माचारगुणान्वितः: endowed with dharma, good conduct, and virtues
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धर्माचारगुणान्वित
• Form: Masculine, Vocative/Nominative, Singular

Speaker

ब्राह्मण उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Brāhmaṇa (the Brahmin)
• Vyādha (the hunter, implied by context)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Truthful speech grounded in dharma and right conduct deserves trust and respect; ethical authority can be recognized through the clarity and certainty of one’s truthful instruction.

What is happening in the narrative?

The Brahmin responds to the hunter’s discourse by affirming that it is unquestionably true and expresses heartfelt approval, offering a blessing and praising the hunter’s dharma, good conduct, and virtues.