Shloka 9

वसिष्ठ-प्रशंसा

Vasiṣṭha as Purohita: Ascetic Mastery and Royal Counsel

Devanagari script

ततः स भीमस्तं हत्वा गत्वा ब्राह्मणवेश्म तत्‌ । आचचक्षे यथावृत्तं राज्ञ: सर्वमशेषत:,उस राक्षसको मारनेके पश्चात्‌ भीमसेन ब्राह्मणके उसी घरमें गये तथा वहाँ उन्होंने राजा युधिष्ठिरसे सारा वृत्तान्त ठीक-ठीक कह सुनाया

Transliteration

tataḥ sa bhīmas taṃ hatvā gatvā brāhmaṇaveśma tat | ācacakṣe yathāvṛttaṃ rājñaḥ sarvam aśeṣataḥ ||

Translation

Then Bhīma, having slain that (rākṣasa), went to that brāhmaṇa’s house and reported to King Yudhiṣṭhira the entire account exactly as it had occurred, leaving nothing out. The verse highlights responsible strength: force is used to remove a threat, and the deed is followed by truthful, complete reporting to rightful authority.

Word by Word

• ततः: then/thereafter
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• भीमः: Bhima
• भीमः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तम्: him/that one
• तम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• हत्वा: having slain/killed
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral here)

• गत्वा: having gone
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral here)

• ब्राह्मणवेश्म: the Brahmin's house
• ब्राह्मणवेश्म: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण-वेश्मन्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• तत्: that (house)/there
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• आचचक्षे: told/related
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-चक्ष्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• यथा: as/how
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा

• वृत्तम्: what happened; the event
• वृत्तम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृत्त
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• राज्ञः: to the king
• राज्ञः: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Dative, Singular

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

• अशेषतः: completely; without remainder
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अशेषतः

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīma
• Brāhmaṇa (householder)
• King Yudhiṣṭhira
• Rākṣasa (the slain demon, implied)
• Brāhmaṇa’s house