Shloka 19

Devanagari script

तेनैवमुक्तो जनमेजयस्तं प्रत्युवाच भगवंस्तत्‌ तथा भविष्यतीति,श्रुतश्रवाके ऐसा कहनेपर जनमेजयने उत्तर दिया--“भगवन्‌! सब कुछ उनकी रुचिके अनुसार ही होगा”

Transliteration

tenaivam ukto janamejayas taṁ pratyuvāca bhagavaṁs tat tathā bhaviṣyatīti, śrutaśravāke—“bhagavan! sarvaṁ kiñcid api tasya rucy-anusāreṇaiva bhaviṣyati.”

Translation

Thus addressed, King Janamejaya replied to him, “Revered sir, so it shall indeed be.” In other words, Janamejaya affirms that everything will proceed in accordance with the other’s intention—an ethical posture of assent and deference to the wise and to the proper course of events.

Word by Word

तेनby him/thereby

एवम्thus

उक्तःhaving been addressed/said to

जनमेजयःJanamejaya

तम्him

प्रत्युवाचreplied/answered

भगवन्O venerable one/Lord

तत्that (matter)

तथाso/accordingly

भविष्यतिwill be/happen

इतिthus (quotative)

Speaker

राम उवाच

Characters & Entities

Janamejaya

Bhagavan (honorific addressee)

Śrutaśravā (as referenced in the printed line)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights a dharmic attitude of respectful assent: a king acknowledges the authority of a revered speaker and agrees that events should unfold in accordance with proper intention and counsel.

What is happening in the narrative?

Janamejaya, having been addressed, responds formally and affirmatively—“So it shall be”—signaling acceptance of what has been proposed or explained and allowing the narration/ritual-discourse to proceed.