Shloka 16

Devanagari script

वैशम्पायन उवाच ददानीत्येव भगवानुत्तरं प्रत्यपद्यत । भूयश्चाश्वासयामास कौन्तेयं सत्यविक्रमम्‌

Transliteration

vaiśampāyana uvāca | dadānīty eva bhagavān uttaraṃ pratyapadyata | bhūyaś cāśvāsayām āsa kaunteyaṃ satyavikramam ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana dit : L’ayant entendu, le Seigneur bienheureux Dharma répondit : « Je l’accorde », donnant ainsi sa réponse. Puis, une fois encore, Dharma rassura le fils de Kuntī, Yudhiṣṭhira, dont la vaillance est ferme et véridique, affermissant sa résolution sur la voie du dharma.

Word by Word

• वैशम्पायनः: Vaiśampāyana
• वैशम्पायनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैशम्पायन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उवाच: said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• ददानीति: “(I) give,” thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ददामि इति

• एव: indeed/just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• भगवान्: the Blessed Lord
• भगवान्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उत्तरम्: answer/reply
• उत्तरम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: उत्तर
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• प्रति: towards/in response to
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रति

• अपद्यत: resorted to/uttered (as a reply)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पद्
• Form: Imperfect, 3rd, Singular, Atmanepada

• भूयः: again/further
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भूयस्

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• आश्वासयामास: comforted/reassured
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-श्वस्
• Form: Perfect (periphrastic), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada, true

• कौन्तेयम्: the son of Kuntī (Yudhiṣṭhira)
• कौन्तेयम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कौन्तेय
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• सत्यविक्रमम्: of true valor
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत्यविक्रम
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Bhagavān Dharma (Dharmarāja)
• Kaunteya (Yudhiṣṭhira)
• Kuntī

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Righteous authority is expressed not only by granting what is deserved but also by steadying the virtuous through reassurance; truth-based courage (satyavikrama) is upheld as an ethical ideal.

What is happening in the narrative?

Lord Dharma responds affirmatively to a request—“I grant (it)”—and then again consoles and encourages Yudhiṣṭhira (Kaunteya), reinforcing his confidence and dharmic resolve.