Shloka 47
Śākadvīpa–Pramāṇa–Varṇana
Measurements and Description of Śākadvīpa
चन्द्रादित्यौ महाराज संक्षेपो5यमुदाह्नत: । इत्येतत् ते महाराज पृच्छत: शास्त्रचक्षुषा
candradityau mahārāja saṅkṣepo ’yam udāhṛtaḥ | ity etat te mahārāja pṛcchataḥ śāstracakṣuṣā ||
サンジャヤは言った。「大王よ、月と太陽についての事柄を、私はこのように簡略に述べた。大王よ、聖典の知見という慧眼をもってなされた汝の問いに答えて、私はこれを汝に宣言したのである。」
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse emphasizes disciplined inquiry and authoritative explanation: a king should ask with “śāstra-cakṣuṣā” (learned, principled discernment), and the responder should present the essence clearly and concisely—linking ethical governance with informed understanding of cosmic order.
Sañjaya concludes a brief exposition about the Moon and the Sun, telling Dhṛtarāṣṭra that he has answered the king’s question in summary form, framing the exchange as a respectful, knowledge-based dialogue.