Shloka 5

धृतराष्ट्रपुत्रनामावलिः (Roster of Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Children) / Names of the Kauravas in Order

Devanagari script

वैशम्पायन उवाच एवमुक्तस्ततो राज्ञा प्रसादमकरोन्मुनि: । कृतप्रसादं राजा तं तत: समवतारयत्‌,वैशम्पायनजी कहते हैं--जनमेजय! राजाके यों कहनेपर मुनि उनपर प्रसन्न हो गये। राजाने उन्हें प्रसन्न जानकर शूलीसे उतार दिया

Transliteration

vaiśampāyana uvāca evam uktas tato rājñā prasādam akarod muniḥ | kṛta-prasādaṃ rājā taṃ tataḥ samavātārayat ||

Translation

Dijo Vaiśampāyana: Así interpelado por el rey, el sabio se mostró benigno y concedió su favor. Al ver que su ira había cesado y que su benevolencia había vuelto, el rey ordenó entonces que lo bajaran (lo liberaran) de la estaca.

Word by Word

वैशम्पायनःVaiśampāyana

उवाचsaid

एवम्thus

उक्तःhaving been addressed/spoken to

ततःthen/thereupon

राज्ञाby the king

प्रसादम्favor/grace; satisfaction

अकरोत्made/showed

मुनिःthe sage

कृत-प्रसादम्one whose favor was obtained / who had become gracious

राजाthe king

तम्him

ततःthen/thereupon

समवतारयत्caused to descend; took down

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Janamejaya

the king (rājā)

the sage (muni)

stake/śūla (implied by context: being taken down)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

When anger or punishment has served its purpose and the offended party is appeased, dharma favors restraint and timely release; a ruler should shift from severity to mercy once reconciliation is achieved.

What is happening in the narrative?

After the king speaks in a way that satisfies the sage, the sage becomes calm and favorable; recognizing this, the king orders that the sage be taken down—i.e., freed from the stake/punitive situation.