Shloka 9

Devanagari script

तन्तिपाल इति ख्यातो नाम्नाहं विदितस्त्वथ । निपुणं च चरिष्यामि व्येतु ते मानसो ज्वर:,मैं वहाँ तन्तिपाल नामसे प्रसिद्ध होऊँगा। इसी नामसे मुझे सब लोग जानेंगे। मैं बड़ी चतुराईसे अपनेको छिपाये रखकर वहाँ सब ओर विचरूँगा; अतः मेरे विषयमें आपकी मानसिक चिन्ता दूर हो जानी चाहिये

Transliteration

tantipāla iti khyāto nāmnāhaṃ viditastvatha | nipuṇaṃ ca cariṣyāmi vyetu te mānaso jvaraḥ ||

Translation

Sahadeva dit : «Là-bas, je serai connu sous le nom de Tantipāla ; c’est par ce nom que tous me reconnaîtront. Je me déplacerai avec adresse, en dissimulant ma véritable identité — que la fièvre de l’inquiétude s’éteigne donc dans ton esprit à mon sujet.»

Word by Word

तन्तिपालःTantipāla (name/title: keeper of strings/lyre-player)

इतिthus

ख्यातःrenowned, known

नाम्नाby name

अहम्I

विदितःknown, recognized

तुbut, indeed

अथthen, now

निपुणम्skillfully, with expertise

चand

चरिष्यामिI will move about / I will act

व्येतुlet it go away, may it depart

तेof you / your

मानसःmental, of the mind

ज्वरःfever; distress/anxiety

Speaker

सहदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sahadeva

Tantipāla

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?

The verse highlights prudent self-restraint and strategic conduct in service of dharma: one may adopt concealment and careful behavior to protect a righteous mission, while also reassuring companions and reducing needless anxiety.

What is happening in the narrative?

During the Pandavas’ incognito year, Sahadeva declares the assumed name by which he will be known—Tantipāla—and promises to act with skill so that his true identity remains hidden, asking that the others’ mental worry about him be set aside.