Shloka 22

यज्ञवाटवैभववर्णनम् / Description of the Splendour of the Sacrificial Enclosure

Devanagari script

इत्येवं वदतां तेषां पुंसां कर्णसुखा गिर:

Transliteration

ity evaṁ vadatāṁ teṣāṁ puṁsāṁ karṇasukhā giraḥ

Translation

Yudhiṣṭhira said: “Thus, as those men were speaking, their words were pleasing to the ear.”

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

• एवं: in this manner
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम्

• वदताम्: of (those) speaking
• Type: Verb
• Root: वद्
• Form: शतृ (वर्तमान कृदन्त), Masculine/Neuter (contextually masculine), Genitive, Plural

• तेषाम्: of them
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural

• पुंसाम्: of men
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुंस् (पुमान्)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• कर्णसुखाः: pleasant to the ear
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कर्णसुख
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• गिरः: words/speeches
• गिरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिर्
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

युधिष्ठिर उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Yudhiṣṭhira
• men/persons (puṁsaḥ)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the ethical power of speech: words that are agreeable and well-spoken can create receptivity and harmony, preparing the ground for counsel and dharmic decision-making.

What is happening in the narrative?

Yudhiṣṭhira observes that the men present are speaking in a manner that is pleasant to hear, marking a transition where their agreeable speech frames the ongoing discussion.