Shloka 10

Devanagari script

नियमेन परेणाहमुपस्थास्ये द्विजोत्तमम्‌ । यथा त्वया नरेन्द्रेदं भाषितं ब्राह्मणं प्रति

Transliteration

niyamena pareṇāham upasthāsye dvijottamam | yathā tvayā narendre'daṃ bhāṣitaṃ brāhmaṇaṃ prati ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: “With the strictest discipline I shall attend upon that foremost of twice-born Brahmins, exactly as you, O king among men, have spoken regarding this matter in relation to the Brahmin.”

Word by Word

नियमेनby rule/with discipline

परेणby the highest/strict

अहम्I

उपस्थास्येI shall attend upon / serve

द्विजोत्तमम्the best of the twice-born (brahmin)

यथाas/just as

त्वयाby you

नरेन्द्रO king (lord of men)

इदम्this

भाषितम्spoken/said

ब्राह्मणम्a brahmin

प्रतिtowards/to (in regard to)

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

narendra (a king, addressed)

dvijottama (an eminent Brahmin)

brāhmaṇa (a Brahmin)

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?

The verse emphasizes dharmic conduct through strict self-discipline (niyama) and respectful service (upasthāna) to a worthy Brahmin, aligning one’s actions with righteous instruction given by a king or authority.

What is happening in the narrative?

The speaker declares an intention to serve an eminent Brahmin with the utmost discipline, explicitly stating that this will be done exactly in accordance with what the addressed king has instructed or stated concerning the Brahmin.