Shloka 22
अश्रमवासिनां विषादः — Lament in Hastināpura after the Elders’ Forest Withdrawal
Devanagari script
एवमुक्त: स राजेन्द्रो व्यासेनामितबुद्धिना
Transliteration
evam uktaḥ sa rājendro vyāsenāmitabuddhinā
Translation
അമിതബുദ്ധിയുള്ള വ്യാസൻ ഇങ്ങനെ പറഞ്ഞപ്പോൾ, ആ രാജേന്ദ്രൻ…
Word by Word
एवम्thus
एवम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएवम्
उक्तःhaving been spoken to / addressed
उक्तः:
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
Formpast passive participle (क्त), Masculine, Nominative, Singular
सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
राजेन्द्रःking of kings / best of kings
राजेन्द्रः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootराजेन्द्र
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
व्यासेनby Vyasa
व्यासेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootव्यास
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
अमितबुद्धिनाof immeasurable intellect
अमितबुद्धिना:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootअमितबुद्धि
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
VyāsaR
rājendra (the king, unspecified in this half-verse)V
Vaiśampāyana (speaker)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse foregrounds the ethical weight of guidance from a realized sage: a ruler’s decisions should be shaped by dharma-informed counsel rather than personal impulse, especially in the morally complex aftermath of great events.
Vaiśampāyana narrates that the king has just been spoken to by Vyāsa, described as possessing immeasurable wisdom; the line sets up the king’s ensuing reaction or decision in the Ashramavāsika context.