Shloka 27

Devanagari script

ततो राज्ञा सहासीना: सर्वे ते वनवासिन: । जातकौतूहला: पार्थ पप्रच्छुर्न॒पते: सुतम्‌,पार्थ! तत्पश्चात्‌ राजाके साथ बैठे हुए वे सभी वनवासी कौतूहलवश राजकुमार सत्यवानसे पूछने लगे

Transliteration

tato rājñā sahāsīnāḥ sarve te vanavāsinaḥ | jātakautūhalāḥ pārtha papracchur nṛpateḥ sutam ||

Translation

Kemudian, ketika sang raja duduk bersama mereka, semua penghuni rimba itu—digerakkan rasa ingin tahu—mulai menanyai sang pangeran, putra raja. Dalam tatanan dharma, masyarakat yang menyaksikan peristiwa luar biasa pun mencari penjelasan yang benar dari ahli waris yang sah.

Word by Word

ततःthen, thereafter

राज्ञाwith/by the king

सहtogether with

आसीनाःseated

सर्वेall

तेthose

वनवासिनःforest-dwellers

जातकौतूहलाःcuriosity-aroused, eager to know

पार्थO Partha

पप्रच्छुःasked

नृपतेःof the king

सुतम्the son

Speaker

मार्कण्डेय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Mārkaṇḍeya

Pārtha (Arjuna, as addressee)

the king (rājā/nṛpati)

the prince (nṛpateḥ suta)

forest-dwellers (vanavāsinaḥ)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

A dharmic community responds to unusual events through respectful inquiry, and the prince (as the king’s son) is positioned as accountable to answer truthfully and responsibly—highlighting ethical speech and the duties tied to status.

What is happening in the narrative?

After the king sits with the gathered people, the forest-dwellers become curious and begin questioning the prince, the king’s son, about the matter at hand.