Shloka 23

जयद्रथ-निग्रहः — Jayadratha Restrained, Shamed, and Released

Devanagari script

रोचते मे वच:ः कृत्स्नं ब्राह्मणानां न संशय: । रोचते यदि युष्माकं तस्मात्‌ प्रब्रूत मा चिरम्‌

Transliteration

rocate me vacaḥ kṛtsnaṃ brāhmaṇānāṃ na saṃśayaḥ | rocate yadi yuṣmākaṃ tasmāt prabrūta mā ciram ||

Translation

Wahai sanak-saudaraku! Segala ucapan para brāhmaṇa ini sepenuhnya berkenan di hatiku—tanpa keraguan. Jika hal itu juga berkenan bagi kalian, maka nyatakanlah pendapat kalian tanpa menunda.

Word by Word

• रोचते: is pleasing/appeals
• रोचते: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: रुच् (रुचँ)
• Form: Present (Lat), Atmanepada, 3rd, Singular

• मे: to me
• मे: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: —, Dative, Singular

• वचः: speech/statement
• वचः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचस्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• कृत्स्नम्: entire/whole
• कृत्स्नम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृत्स्न
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• ब्राह्मणानाम्: of the Brahmins
• ब्राह्मणानाम्: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• रोचते: is pleasing/appeals
• रोचते: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: रुच् (रुचँ)
• Form: Present (Lat), Atmanepada, 3rd, Singular

• यदि: if
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि

• युष्माकम्: of you (pl.)/your
• युष्माकम्: Sambandha
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: —, Genitive, Plural

• तस्मात्: therefore/for that reason
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तस्मात् (तद्-प्रातिपदिक)

• प्रब्रूत: speak forth/declare
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू
• Form: Imperative (Lot), Parasmaipada, 2nd, Plural

• मा: do not (prohibitive)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मा

• चिरम्: long (time); for long
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: चिर

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśaṃpāyana
• brāhmaṇas

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights ethical deliberation: when counsel from learned brāhmaṇas appears sound, one should acknowledge it clearly and invite timely, collective assent rather than prolonging indecision.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśaṃpāyana reports a moment of consultation: the speaker expresses full approval of the brāhmaṇas’ advice and urges the others to state their agreement (or view) promptly so a decision can be made.