Shloka 9
Devanagari script
एवं स राजशार्दूल नृप: शान्तनवस्तदा
Transliteration
evaṁ sa rājaśārdūla nṛpaḥ śāntanavas tadā
Translation
Demikianlah pada waktu itu, sang raja keturunan Śāntanu—harimau di antara para raja—bertindak/berkata sebagaimana mestinya.
Word by Word
एवम्thus, in this manner
एवम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएवम्
सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
राजशार्दूलO tiger among kings
राजशार्दूल:
TypeNoun (vocative address)
Rootराजशार्दूल
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
नृपःthe king
नृपः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootनृप
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
शान्तनवःthe son of Śantanu (Bhīṣma)
शान्तनवः:
Karta
TypeNoun (patronymic)
Rootशान्तनव
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तदाthen, at that time
तदा:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतदा
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
VaiśaṃpāyanaŚ
Śāntanava (descendant of Śāntanu)Ś
Śāntanu (implied by patronymic)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse functions as a narrative seal: it highlights exemplary kingship and ethical authority through the epithet ‘rājaśārdūla’, implying that the actions just described are to be regarded as model conduct within dharma-oriented rulership.
Vaiśaṃpāyana, as narrator, concludes or transitions by stating that the Śāntanu-line ruler acted ‘thus’ at that time—linking this line to the preceding instruction or event and preparing the listener for what follows.