Shloka 89

Devanagari script

एवंविध॑ सान्त्वमुक्त्वा धर्मकामार्थहेतुमत्‌ । प्रसादयित्वा राजानं गोमायुर्वनमभ्यगात्‌,इस प्रकार धर्म, अर्थ, काम और मुक्तियोंसे युक्त सान्त्वनापूर्ण वचन कहकर सियारने बाघराजाको प्रसन्न कर लिया और उसकी अनुमति लेकर वह वनमें चला गया

Transliteration

evaṃvidhaṃ sāntvam uktvā dharma-kāmārtha-hetumat | prasādayitvā rājānaṃ gomāyur vanam abhyagāt ||

Translation

ដោយបានពោលពាក្យលួងលោមបែបនោះ ដែលមានមូលដ្ឋានលើគោលបំណងនៃ ធម្ម (dharma) អត្ថ (artha) និង កាម (kāma) ហើយធ្វើឲ្យព្រះរាជាអ្នកគ្រប់គ្រងពេញព្រះហឫទ័យ សត្វចចក (Gomāyu) បានធ្វើឲ្យព្រះបាទស្តេចខ្លា-រាជ (tiger-king) សប្បាយព្រះហឫទ័យ។ ដោយបានទទួលអនុញ្ញាតពីព្រះអង្គ វាក៏ចាកចេញទៅកាន់ព្រៃវិញ។

Word by Word

एवंविधम्such (of this kind)

सान्त्वम्consolation, appeasement

उक्त्वाhaving said

धर्मकामार्थहेतुमत्having as its motive dharma, kāma, and artha

प्रसादयित्वाhaving pleased, having propitiated

राजानम्the king

गोमायुःthe jackal

वनम्to the forest

अभ्यगात्went to, approached

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bhīṣma

gomāyu (jackal)

rājā (king)

vyāghra-rāja (tiger-king)

vana (forest)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Measured, consoling speech that is aligned with recognized human aims—especially dharma supported by artha and kāma—can pacify the powerful and resolve danger without violence; persuasion grounded in values is presented as an effective ethical strategy.

What is happening in the narrative?

After delivering a well-reasoned, soothing counsel, the jackal succeeds in pleasing the tiger-king (the ‘king’ in this context). Having obtained permission, the jackal leaves safely and goes into the forest.