Shloka 26

Devanagari script

तच्चास्या वचन नित्यमवर्तद्धूदि भारत । सर्वथा बदराण्येव पक्तव्यानीति कन्यका

Transliteration

tac cāsyā vacanaṃ nityam avartad dhūdi bhārata | sarvathā badarāṇy eva paktavyānīti kanyakā ||

Translation

वैशंपायन म्हणाले—हे भारत! त्या कन्येचे वचन त्याच्या मनात सतत परत परत घुमत असे—“सर्व प्रकारे फक्त बोरंच शिजवायची आहेत।”

Word by Word

• tat: that (statement/thing)
• tat: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: tad
• Form: neuter, nominative, singular

• ca: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca

• asyāḥ: of her
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: idam (pronoun base: asyā-)
• Form: feminine, genitive, singular

• vacanam: speech; statement
• vacanam: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: vacana
• Form: neuter, nominative, singular

• nityam: always; constantly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nitya

• avartat: kept recurring; went on (being repeated)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vṛt (√vṛt)
• Form: imperfect (laṅ), 3rd, singular, ātmanepada

• dhūdi: O Dhūdi (proper name)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhūdi
• Form: masculine, vocative, singular

• bhārata: O Bhārata (descendant of Bharata)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhārata
• Form: masculine, vocative, singular

• sarvathā: in every way; by all means
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sarvathā

• badarāṇi: jujubes; badara-fruits
• badarāṇi: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: badara
• Form: neuter, accusative, plural

• eva: indeed; only
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva

• paktavyāni: must be cooked
• Type: Verb
• Root: pac (√pac) + tavya
• Form: neuter, nominative, plural, gerundive (tavya), passive obligation

• iti: thus; saying
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti

• kanyakā: the maiden; girl
• kanyakā: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: kanyakā
• Form: feminine, nominative, singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Bhārata
• Dhūdi
• kanyakā (maiden)
• badara (jujube fruit)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores fidelity to a prescribed instruction: ethical care is shown by doing what is enjoined exactly as stated, without substitution or negligence, so that duty is fulfilled in the intended manner.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana reports that a maiden’s directive—insisting that only jujubes be cooked—kept repeating in someone’s mind, indicating its importance and the pressure to follow her specific instruction precisely.