Shloka 10

Devanagari script

तमथाश्वासयन्‌ सर्वे ब्राह्मणा भ्रातृभि: सह | अथ धौम्योडब्रवीद्‌ वाक्यं महार्थ नृपतिं तदा,उस समय उनके भाइयोंसहित समस्त ब्राह्मणोंने उन्हें आश्वासन दिया। तत्पश्चात्‌ महर्षि धौम्यने राजा युधिष्ठिरसे यह गम्भीर अर्थयुक्त वचन कहा--

Transliteration

tam athāśvāsayan sarve brāhmaṇā bhrātṛbhiḥ saha | atha dhaumyo 'bravīd vākyam mahārthaṃ nṛpatiṃ tadā ||

Translation

Then all the brāhmaṇas, together with his brothers, consoled him. After that, the sage Dhaumya addressed the king with words of profound import—spoken to steady his mind and guide him toward righteous resolve.

Word by Word

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अथ: then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ

• आश्वासयन्: comforted / reassured
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-श्वस् (caus.)
• Form: Imperfect, 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• ब्राह्मणाः: Brahmins
• ब्राह्मणाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• भ्रातृभिः: with (his) brothers
• भ्रातृभिः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भ्रातृ
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• सह: together with
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह

• अथ: then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ

• धौम्यः: Dhaumya
• धौम्यः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: धौम्य
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उवाच: said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• वाक्यम्: speech / words
• वाक्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• महत्-अर्थम्: of great import
• महत्-अर्थम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् + अर्थ
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• नृपतिम्: to the king
• नृपतिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृपति
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• तदा: at that time
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• brāhmaṇas
• brothers (bhrātaraḥ)
• Dhaumya
• king (Yudhiṣṭhira implied by context)