Shloka 30

Devanagari script

स तथेति प्रतिश्रुत्य जगाम जनमेजय । गुरुपत्नीप्रियार्थ वै ते समानयितुं तदा,जनमेजय! तब “बहुत अच्छा" कहकर उत्तंकने गुरुपत्नीकी आज्ञा स्वीकार कर ली और उनका प्रिय करनेकी इच्छासे उन कुण्डलोंको लानेके लिये चल दिये

Transliteration

sa tatheti pratiśrutya jagāma janamejaya | gurupatnīpriyārthaṃ vai te samānayituṃ tadā ||

Translation

ヴァイシャンパーヤナは言った。「そのとおりにいたしましょう」と、ジャナメージャヤよ、彼は約し、師の妻の愛する願いをかなえるため、その耳飾りを得ようとただちに旅立った。

Word by Word

सःhe

तथाthus; so

इतिthus (quotative)

प्रतिश्रुत्यhaving promised; having assented

जगामwent

जनमेजयO Janamejaya

गुरुपत्नीप्रियार्थम्for the sake of pleasing the teacher's wife

वैindeed

तेthose two (earrings)

समानयितुम्to bring; to fetch

तदाthen

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Janamejaya

Uttanka

guru-patnī (the teacher’s wife)

kuṇḍala (ear-ornaments/earrings, implied by context)

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?

The verse underscores dharma through keeping one’s promise (pratiśruti) and serving the guru’s household: assent is followed by immediate action, showing integrity, responsiveness, and respect for rightful authority.

What is happening in the narrative?

Uttanka agrees—saying “tathā”—to the teacher’s wife’s request and departs to fetch the specified ornaments (the kuṇḍalas), motivated by the desire to please her; Vaiśampāyana narrates this to King Janamejaya.