Shloka 63

उत्पातवर्णनम् (Utpāta-varṇanam) — Catalogue of Portents

Devanagari script

व्याय उवाच वैचित्रवीर्य नृपते यत्‌ ते मनसि वर्तते । अभिधत्स्व यथाकामं छेत्तास्मि तव संशयम्‌,व्यासजी बोले--विचित्रवीर्यकुमार! नरेश्वर! तुम्हारे मनमें जो संदेह है, उसे अपनी इच्छाके अनुसार प्रकट करो। मैं तुम्हारे संशयका निवारण करूँगा

Transliteration

vyāsa uvāca vaicitravīrya nṛpate yat te manasi vartate | abhidhatsva yathākāmaṁ chettāsmi tava saṁśayam ||

Translation

Vyāsa dijo: «Oh hijo de Vicitravīrya, oh rey: cualquier duda o pensamiento que se agite en tu mente, exprésalo como gustes. Cortaré tu incertidumbre y disiparé tu duda.»

Word by Word

व्यासःVyasa

उवाचsaid/spoke

वैचित्रवीर्यO son of Vichitravirya (Dhritarashtra)

नृपतेO king

यत्whatever/that which

तेof you/your

मनसिin (your) mind

वर्ततेexists/abides

अभिधत्स्वstate/tell (it)

यथाas/according to

कामम्desire/wish

छेत्ताcutter/remover (one who will cut off)

अस्मिI am

तवof you/your

संशयम्doubt

Speaker

व्याय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vyāsa

Vicitravīrya

Kuru king (Vaicitravīrya’s descendant)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

A seeker should openly articulate inner doubts to a qualified guide; clarity arises through honest inquiry and authoritative counsel that removes confusion.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vyāsa addresses a Kuru ruler descended from Vicitravīrya, inviting him to state whatever is troubling his mind and promising to resolve the doubt.