Shloka 5

Devanagari script

दत्तचक्षुरिवाकाशे पश्यामि विमृशामि च । प्रज्ञानवचनाद्यो5यमुपदेशो हि मे कृत:,आपने मुझे यह उपदेश क्या दिया, अन्धेको आँख दे दी। आपके इस ज्ञानमय वचनको सुनकर मैं आकाशकी ओर देखता और कर्तव्यका विचार करता हूँ

Transliteration

dattacakṣur ivākāśe paśyāmi vimṛśāmi ca | prajñānavacanād yo ’yam upadeśo hi me kṛtaḥ ||

Translation

婆羅門は言った。「まるで盲人に視力を授けたかのようだ。賢明で明察に満ちた言葉から生まれたこの教えを聞いて、私は今、広く開けた天を仰ぐかのように、なすべきことを省みている。」

Word by Word

दत्तचक्षुःone whose eyes have been given (as if given sight)

इवas if

आकाशेin the sky

पश्यामिI see

विमृशामिI reflect/consider

चand

प्रज्ञानवचनात्from (your) wise statement

यःwhich/that (he/this)

अयम्this

उपदेशःinstruction/teaching

हिindeed/for

मेof me / to me

कृतःdone/made/given

Speaker

ब्राह्मण उवाच

Characters & Entities

ब

ब्राह्मण (Brahmin speaker)

आ

आकाश (sky)

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?

True instruction grounded in wisdom (prajñā) removes inner blindness: it grants clarity and enables careful deliberation about dharma—what should be done—rather than impulsive action.

What is happening in the narrative?

A Brahmin responds to a prior teaching with gratitude and transformation. He compares the counsel to restoring sight, saying that after hearing it he can ‘see’ clearly and thoughtfully consider his proper course of action.