Shloka 45

Vyāsa’s Inquiry into Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Tapas and the Identification of Vidura with Dharma

Devanagari script

एवमुक्त: स राजर्षिरधर्मराज्ञा महात्मना

Transliteration

evam uktaḥ sa rājarṣir adharmarājñā mahātmanā

Translation

महात्मा धर्मराज के ऐसा कहने पर उस राजर्षि ने उत्तर दिया—धर्मयुक्त वचन को गंभीरता और उत्तरदायित्व के साथ ग्रहण करते हुए।

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम्

• उक्तः: having been spoken to / addressed
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: past passive participle (क्त), masculine, nominative, singular

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• राजर्षिः: the royal sage
• राजर्षिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजर्षि
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• अधर्मराज्ञा: by Dharmaraja (Yudhishthira)
• अधर्मराज्ञा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अधर्मराजन्
• Form: masculine, instrumental, singular

• महात्मना: by the great-souled (one)
• महात्मना: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महात्मन्
• Form: masculine, instrumental, singular

Speaker

युधिछिर उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Dharmarāja (Yudhiṣṭhira)
• rājarṣi (royal sage)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores the ethical weight of speech and counsel: when a great-souled upholder of dharma addresses someone, the listener is positioned to respond with seriousness, humility, and responsibility—especially in matters of righteous conduct.

What is happening in the narrative?

A royal sage is being addressed by Dharmarāja (Yudhiṣṭhira). The line functions as a narrative bridge, indicating that after Yudhiṣṭhira’s words, the rājarṣi is about to respond or act in accordance with that counsel.