Shloka 10
Devanagari script
नियमेन परेणाहमुपस्थास्ये द्विजोत्तमम् । यथा त्वया नरेन्द्रेदं भाषितं ब्राह्मणं प्रति
Transliteration
niyamena pareṇāham upasthāsye dvijottamam | yathā tvayā narendre'daṃ bhāṣitaṃ brāhmaṇaṃ prati ||
Translation
ヴァイシャンパーヤナは言った。「最も厳しい戒律をもって、あの最上の両生者（バラモン）に仕えましょう。人の王よ、この件についてバラモンに対しあなたが語ったとおりに。」
Word by Word
नियमेनby rule/with discipline
नियमेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootनियम
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
परेणby the highest/strict
परेण:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootपर
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
अहम्I
अहम्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootअहम्
FormNominative, Singular
उपस्थास्येI shall attend upon / serve
उपस्थास्ये:
TypeVerb
Rootउप-स्था
FormSimple Future (Luṭ), First, Singular, Ātmanepada
द्विजोत्तमम्the best of the twice-born (brahmin)
द्विजोत्तमम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootद्विजोत्तम
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
यथाas/just as
यथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा
त्वयाby you
त्वया:
Karana
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद्
FormInstrumental, Singular
नरेन्द्रO king (lord of men)
नरेन्द्र:
TypeNoun
Rootनरेन्द्र
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
इदम्this
इदम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
भाषितम्spoken/said
भाषितम्:
TypeVerb
Rootभाष्
FormPast Passive Participle (kta), Neuter, Accusative, Singular
ब्राह्मणम्a brahmin
ब्राह्मणम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootब्राह्मण
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
प्रतिtowards/to (in regard to)
प्रति:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्रति
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
VaiśampāyanaN
narendra (a king, addressed)D
dvijottama (an eminent Brahmin)B
brāhmaṇa (a Brahmin)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse emphasizes dharmic conduct through strict self-discipline (niyama) and respectful service (upasthāna) to a worthy Brahmin, aligning one’s actions with righteous instruction given by a king or authority.
The speaker declares an intention to serve an eminent Brahmin with the utmost discipline, explicitly stating that this will be done exactly in accordance with what the addressed king has instructed or stated concerning the Brahmin.