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Shloka 97

Duḥṣantasya Vana-praveśaḥ

King Duḥṣanta’s Entry into the Forest Hunt

विद्वान्‌ विदुररूपेण धार्मी तनुरकिल्बिषी । संजयो मुनिकल्पस्तु जज्ञे सूतो गवल्गणात्‌

vidvān vidurarūpeṇa dhārmī tanur akilbiṣī | saṃjayo munikalpas tu jajñe sūto gavalgaṇāt ||

പാപരഹിതനായ ധർമ്മത്തിന്റെ തന്നെ ദേഹം ജ്ഞാനിയായ വിദുരന്റെ രൂപത്തിൽ പ്രത്യക്ഷപ്പെട്ടു. അതേ സമയത്ത് ഗവൽഗണനിൽ നിന്ന് സഞ്ജയൻ എന്ന സൂതൻ ജനിച്ചു; അവൻ മുനിമാരെപ്പോലെ ജ്ഞാനിയും ധർമ്മാത്മാവുമായിരുന്നു.

विद्वान्wise, learned
विद्वान्:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootविद्वस्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
विदुररूपेणin the form of Vidura
विदुररूपेण:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootविदुर-रूप
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
धार्मीrighteous, virtuous
धार्मी:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootधार्मिन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तनुःbody, form
तनुः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootतनु
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
अकिल्बिषीsinless, faultless
अकिल्बिषी:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootअकिल्बिषिन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
संजयःSanjaya
संजयः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसंजय
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
मुनिकल्पःlike a sage
मुनिकल्पः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootमुनिकल्प
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तुbut, and (emphatic)
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
जज्ञेwas born, came into being
जज्ञे:
TypeVerb
Rootजन्
FormPerfect (Liṭ), Third, Singular, Atmanepada
सूतःcharioteer/bard (Sūta)
सूतः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसूत
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
गवल्गणात्from Gavalgaṇa
गवल्गणात्:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootगवल्गण
FormMasculine, Ablative, Singular

दाश उवाच

दाश (Dāśa)
विदुर (Vidura)
धर्म (Dharma/Dharmarāja)
संजय (Saṃjaya)
गवल्गण (Gavalgaṇa)
सूत (Sūta)

Educational Q&A

The verse underscores that true righteousness (dharma) can manifest through human character: Vidura is presented as Dharma embodied—wise and morally untainted—while Saṃjaya’s sage-like nature highlights that virtue and insight are not confined to ascetic orders but can arise in worldly roles as well.

The speaker identifies two significant births: Vidura is described as the manifestation of Dharma in human form, and simultaneously Saṃjaya is said to be born from Gavalgaṇa as a sūta possessing sage-like wisdom and dharmic conduct.