Shloka 2

Devanagari script

शौचं कृत्वा यथान्यायं प्राज्जलि: प्रयतो नृप: । आत्मानमाचचक्षे च च्यवनाय महात्मने,उन्होंने पवित्रभावसे हाथ जोड़कर मनको एकाग्र रखते हुए न्‍्यायोचित रीतिसे महात्मा च्यवनको अपना परिचय दिया

Transliteration

śaucaṃ kṛtvā yathānyāyaṃ prāñjaliḥ prayato nṛpaḥ | ātmānam ācacakṣe ca cyavanāya mahātmane ||

Translation

王は定められた浄めを法にかなって行い、合掌して敬意を示し、心を引き締めて、大徳チャヴァナ仙に自らの名と身分を告げた。この場面は、正しい行いが内外の清浄、謙虚さ、そして尊師の前での恭しい自己呈示から始まることを示している。

Word by Word

शौचम्purification, cleanliness

कृत्वाhaving done

यथाas, according to

न्यायम्rule, proper procedure

प्राञ्जलिःwith joined palms

प्रयतःself-controlled, attentive

नृपःthe king

आत्मानम्himself

आचचक्षेdeclared, introduced (himself)

चand

च्यवनायto Chyavana

महात्मनेto the great-souled (sage)

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bhīṣma

nṛpa (the king)

Cyavana (sage)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Proper conduct (dharma) is shown through śauca (purity), self-restraint, and respectful humility—approaching the wise with joined hands and disciplined attention before speaking or acting.

What is happening in the narrative?

A king, after performing the appropriate purification rites, approaches the sage Cyavana with reverence and formally identifies himself, establishing a respectful and rule-bound setting for the ensuing instruction or interaction.