Shloka 9
Vyāsa’s Consolation to Yudhiṣṭhira: Tapas, Kāla, and the Difficulty of Dāna (दान-तपस्-विवेकः)
Devanagari script
राज्ञस्तु वचन स्मृत्वा धर्मपुत्रस्य धीमत:
Transliteration
rājñas tu vacanaṃ smṛtvā dharmaputrasya dhīmataḥ
Translation
അപ്പോൾ ധീമാനായ ധർമ്മപുത്രൻ—രാജാവ്—അവന്റെ വചനം സ്മരിച്ച്.
Word by Word
राज्ञःof the king
राज्ञः:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootराजन्
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
तुbut/indeed
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
वचनम्word/command
वचनम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवचन
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
स्मृत्वाhaving remembered
स्मृत्वा:
TypeVerb
Rootस्मृ
Formक्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral for gerund)
धर्मपुत्रस्यof Dharmaputra (Yudhiṣṭhira)
धर्मपुत्रस्य:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootधर्मपुत्र
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
धीमतःof the wise/intelligent (one)
धीमतः:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootधीमत्
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Characters & Entities
D
Dharmaputra (Yudhiṣṭhira)T
the king (rājā)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Cross References
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
Ethically, the line highlights the value of remembering and acting upon righteous counsel—especially the prudent guidance associated with Dharmaputra—suggesting that moral action is sustained by mindful recollection of dharmic instruction.
The narrator signals a transition: someone recalls the king’s directive—identified with the wise Dharmaputra’s words—setting up the next events as a response to that remembered instruction.