Shloka 10

धृतराष्ट्रस्य वनप्रस्थानम् — Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Departure for Forest Life

Devanagari script

न हि त्वां गौरवेणाहमशकं वक्तुमञण्जसा । गमन॑ प्रति राजेन्द्र तदिदं समुपस्थितम्‌

Transliteration

na hi tvāṃ gauraveṇāham aśakaṃ vaktum añjasā | gamanaṃ prati rājendra tad idaṃ samupasthitam ||

Translation

「あなたへの敬意ゆえ、私は率直に申し上げることができませんでした。しかし今や、王の中の最勝者よ、旅立ちの件はまさに我らの前に迫っております。」

Word by Word

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• हि: indeed/for
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि

• त्वाम्: you
• त्वाम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद्
• Form: —, Accusative, Singular

• गौरवेण: out of respect/reverence
• गौरवेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: गौरव
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: —, Nominative, Singular

• अशकम्: was able/could
• Type: Verb
• Root: शक्
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 1st, Singular

• वक्तुम्: to speak/say
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Infinitive (tumun)

• अञ्जसा: straightforwardly/directly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अञ्जसा

• गमनम्: going/departure
• गमनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: गमन
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• प्रति: towards/with regard to
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रति

• राजेन्द्र: O king of kings
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजेन्द्र
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• इदम्: this
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• समुपस्थितम्: has come about/has presented itself
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-उप-स्था
• Form: Past passive participle (kta), Neuter, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• rājendra (the addressed king)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights an ethical tension: reverence can restrain frank speech, yet when duty demands clarity—especially regarding a decisive step like departure—one must speak plainly and face the situation as it has arisen.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana addresses a king, explaining that he previously hesitated to speak directly out of respect, but now the issue of leaving/setting out has become immediate and unavoidable.