Shloka 27

Devanagari script

ततो राज्ञा सहासीना: सर्वे ते वनवासिन: । जातकौतूहला: पार्थ पप्रच्छुर्न॒पते: सुतम्‌,पार्थ! तत्पश्चात्‌ राजाके साथ बैठे हुए वे सभी वनवासी कौतूहलवश राजकुमार सत्यवानसे पूछने लगे

Transliteration

tato rājñā sahāsīnāḥ sarve te vanavāsinaḥ | jātakautūhalāḥ pārtha papracchur nṛpateḥ sutam ||

Translation

Then, as the king sat with them, all those forest-dwellers—stirred by curiosity—began to question the prince, the son of the king. The scene underscores a dharmic social order in which the community, witnessing an extraordinary situation, seeks truthful clarification from the rightful heir, and the prince is implicitly called to respond with integrity and restraint.

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः
• Form: indeclinable (ablatival adverb)

• राज्ञा: with/by the king
• राज्ञा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: masculine, instrumental, singular

• सह: together with
• सह: Karana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह
• Form: indeclinable

• आसीनाः: seated
• आसीनाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आसीन
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural (past passive participle of √आस् 'to sit')

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

• ते: those
• ते: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

• वनवासिनः: forest-dwellers
• वनवासिनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वनवासिन्
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

• जातकौतूहलाः: curiosity-aroused, eager to know
• जातकौतूहलाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जातकौतूहल
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural (compound: जात + कौतूहल; 'having arisen curiosity')

• पार्थ: O Partha
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थ
• Form: masculine, vocative, singular

• पप्रच्छुः: asked
• Type: Verb
• Root: √प्रच्छ्
• Form: perfect, 3rd person, plural, parasmaipada

• नृपतेः: of the king
• नृपतेः: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृपति
• Form: masculine, genitive, singular

• सुतम्: the son
• सुतम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुत
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

Speaker

मार्कण्डेय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Mārkaṇḍeya
• Pārtha (Arjuna, as addressee)
• the king (rājā/nṛpati)
• the prince (nṛpateḥ suta)
• forest-dwellers (vanavāsinaḥ)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

A dharmic community responds to unusual events through respectful inquiry, and the prince (as the king’s son) is positioned as accountable to answer truthfully and responsibly—highlighting ethical speech and the duties tied to status.

What is happening in the narrative?

After the king sits with the gathered people, the forest-dwellers become curious and begin questioning the prince, the king’s son, about the matter at hand.