Shloka 23

Devanagari script

त्वां चापि श्रेयसा योक्ष्ये न चिराद्‌ भरतर्षभ । संशयच्छेदनार्थाय प्राप्तं मां विद्धि पुत्रक,“भरतश्रेष्ठ! अब तुम्हें भी मैं शीघ्र ही कल्याणका भागी बनाऊँगा। बेटा! तुम्हें ज्ञात होना चाहिये कि इस समय मैं तुम्हारे संशयोंका निवारण करनेके लिये आया हूँ

Transliteration

tvāṁ cāpi śreyasā yokṣye na cirād bharatarṣabha | saṁśaya-cchedanārthāya prāptaṁ māṁ viddhi putraka ||

Translation

ഭരതവൃഷഭാ! നിന്നെയും ഞാൻ അധികം വൈകാതെ ശ്രേയസ്സുമായി യോജിപ്പിക്കും. മകനേ, നിന്റെ സംശയങ്ങൾ ഛേദിക്കാനാണ് ഞാൻ ഇവിടെ വന്നിരിക്കുന്നതെന്ന് അറിഞ്ഞുകൊൾക.

Word by Word

त्वाम्you

चand

अपिalso/even

श्रेयसाby/with welfare, by auspicious good

योक्ष्येI shall unite/engage (you), I shall make (you) partake

नnot

चिरात्after long; long hence

भरतर्षभO bull among the Bharatas

संशयdoubt(s)

छेदनcutting, removal

अर्थायfor the purpose (of)

प्राप्तम्arrived, come

माम्me

विद्धिknow (you), understand

पुत्रकO son, dear boy

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Bharatarṣabha (addressed person)

putraka (addressed person)

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?

A qualified guide promises śreyas (the higher good) and frames instruction as saṁśaya-cchedana—removing doubt—implying that clarity and right understanding are prerequisites for ethical and spiritual progress.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana addresses a Bharata prince respectfully and affectionately, stating that he has come specifically to resolve the listener’s uncertainties and to lead him soon toward what is auspicious and beneficial.