Shloka 12

Devanagari script

ततः संवत्सरे पूर्णो यदासौ जपतां वर: । नापश्यद्‌ दुष्कृतं किंचित्‌ पृथाया: सौहृदे रत:

Transliteration

tataḥ saṃvatsare pūrṇe yadāsau japatāṃ varaḥ | nāpaśyad duṣkṛtaṃ kiṃcit pṛthāyāḥ sauhṛde rataḥ ||

Translation

അനന്തരം ഒരു വർഷം പൂർണ്ണമായപ്പോൾ, ജപതപങ്ങളിൽ ശ്രേഷ്ഠനായ ആ ബ്രാഹ്മണൻ—പൃഥാ (കുന്തി)യോടുള്ള സ്നേഹസൗഹൃദത്തിൽ നിരതനായി—അവളിൽ ലേശമാത്രം പോലും ദോഷമോ ദുഷ്കൃത്യമോ കണ്ടില്ല.

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः
• Form: Avyaya (ablatival adverb: 'from that/thereupon')

• संवत्सरे: in (the) year
• संवत्सरे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: संवत्सर
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• पूर्णे: completed, finished
• पूर्णे: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूर्ण
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• यदा: when
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदा
• Form: Avyaya (temporal conjunction)

• असौ: he (that person)
• असौ: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: असौ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• जपताम्: of those who recite (mantras), of chanters
• Type: Noun
• Root: जपत्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural (present active participle used substantively)

• वरः: the best, the foremost
• वरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न
• Form: Negation particle

• अपश्यत्: saw, perceived
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), Parasmaipada, 3rd person, Singular

• दुष्कृतम्: wrongdoing, evil deed
• दुष्कृतम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुष्कृत
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• किञ्चित्: anything, even a little
• किञ्चित्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: किञ्चित्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular (indefinite)

• पृथायाः: of Pritha (Kunti)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पृथा
• Form: Feminine, Genitive, Singular

• सौहृदे: in friendship, in goodwill
• सौहृदे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सौहृद
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• रतः: devoted, engaged
• रतः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular (past passive participle used adjectivally: 'devoted/engaged')

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśaṃpāyana
• Pṛthā (Kuntī)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Sustained goodwill (sauhṛda) and ethical scrutiny over time reveal true character: after prolonged observation, no fault is found in Pṛthā, highlighting the Mahābhārata’s emphasis on inner virtue and steadfast righteousness.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśaṃpāyana reports that after a full year, an eminent practitioner of japa—disposed toward Pṛthā with friendly intent—examines her conduct and finds no wrongdoing whatsoever.