Shloka 16

Kṣānti–Tejas Viveka: Prahlāda’s Instruction to Bali

Draupadī’s Application

Devanagari script

तेजस्वीति यमाहुर्व पण्डिता दीर्घदर्शिन:

Transliteration

tejasvīti yam āhur vai paṇḍitā dīrghadarśinaḥ

Translation

Yudhiṣṭhira said: “The wise, far-sighted sages indeed describe him as ‘tejasvī’—one endowed with radiant power and moral force.”

Word by Word

• तेजस्वी: the radiant/energetic one
• तेजस्वी: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तेजस्विन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• इति: thus (quoting)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

• यम्: whom
• यम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• आहुः: they call/say
• Type: Verb
• Root: अह्
• Form: Present, Third, Plural, Parasmaipada

• वै: indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै

• पण्डिताः: learned men/sages
• पण्डिताः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पण्डित
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• दीर्घदर्शिनः: far-seeing (long-sighted)
• दीर्घदर्शिनः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दीर्घदर्शिन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

युधिछिर उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Yudhiṣṭhira
• paṇḍitāḥ (the wise)
• dīrghadarśinaḥ (the far-sighted)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

True ‘tejas’ (radiant power) is recognized by the wise as a mark of inner excellence—strength guided by discernment and dharma, not mere aggression or status.

What is happening in the narrative?

Yudhiṣṭhira is characterizing someone’s quality, citing the judgment of learned, far-sighted authorities who call that person ‘tejasvī,’ thereby grounding his evaluation in ethical and reflective wisdom.