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Shloka 29

Gaṅgā-Tīrtha Darśana and the Prelude to the Yavakrīta–Indra Exemplum (लोमश-युधिष्ठिर संवादः)

जनक उवाच शृणोमि वाचं तव दिव्यरूपा- ममानुषीं दिव्यरूपो5सि साक्षात्‌ | अजैषीर्यद्‌ बन्दिनं त्वं विवादे निसृष्ट एष तव कामोउद्य बन्दी,जनकने कहा--ब्रह्मन्‌! मैं आपकी दिव्य एवं अलौकिक वाणी सुन रहा हूँ, आप साक्षात्‌ दिव्यस्वरूप हैं, आपने शात्त्रार्थमें बन्दीको जीत लिया है। आपकी इच्छा अभी पूरी की जा रही है। देखिये यह है आपके द्वारा जीता हुआ बन्दी

janaka uvāca—śṛṇomi vācaṁ tava divyarūpām amānuṣīṁ; divyarūpo ’si sākṣāt | ajaiṣīr yad bandinaṁ tvaṁ vivāde; niṣṛṣṭa eṣa tava kāmo ’dya, bandī ||

Janaka berkata: “Wahai Brahmana, aku mendengar suaramu—bersifat ilahi dan melampaui insan. Engkau nyata-nyata berwujud ketuhanan. Oleh sebab engkau telah menewaskan Bandi dalam perdebatan ilmu, hasratmu sedang ditunaikan pada hari ini. Lihatlah—inilah Bandi, yang engkau menangi.”

जनकःJanaka
जनकः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootजनक
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
उवाचsaid
उवाच:
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
FormPerfect, 3, Singular, Parasmaipada
शृणोमिI hear
शृणोमि:
TypeVerb
Rootश्रु
FormPresent, 1, Singular, Parasmaipada
वाचम्speech, voice
वाचम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवाच्
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
तवof you, your
तव:
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
FormGenitive, Singular
दिव्यरूपाम्having divine form (i.e., divine in form)
दिव्यरूपाम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootदिव्यरूपा
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
अमानुषीम्non-human, superhuman
अमानुषीम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootअमानुषी
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
दिव्यरूपःdivine-formed
दिव्यरूपः:
TypeAdjective
Rootदिव्यरूप
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
असिyou are
असि:
TypeVerb
Rootअस्
FormPresent, 2, Singular, Parasmaipada
साक्षात्directly, manifestly, in person
साक्षात्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसाक्षात्
अजैषीःyou conquered, you won
अजैषीः:
TypeVerb
Rootजि
FormAorist, 2, Singular, Parasmaipada
यत्whom/which
यत्:
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
बन्दिनम्Bandin (name of the disputant)
बन्दिनम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootबन्दिन्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
त्वम्you
त्वम्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
FormNominative, Singular
विवादेin the dispute, in debate
विवादे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootविवाद
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
निसृष्टःgranted, released, bestowed
निसृष्टः:
TypeAdjective
Rootनिसृष्ट
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
एषःthis
एषः:
TypePronoun
Rootएतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तवof you, your
तव:
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
FormGenitive, Singular
कामःdesire, wish
कामः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootकाम
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
उद्यnow, today (here: now)
उद्य:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउद्य
बन्दीBandi (as subject/predicate in the clause)
बन्दी:
TypeNoun
Rootबन्दी
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular

जनक उवाच

J
Janaka
B
Bandi

Educational Q&A

The verse highlights the ethical ideal that intellectual victory should lead to rightful fulfillment of agreed terms: debate is treated as a disciplined pursuit of truth, and the king honors the outcome by granting what is due.

King Janaka addresses a divinely impressive speaker, acknowledges that Bandi has been defeated in a formal debate, and declares that the victor’s requested boon is now being carried out—presenting Bandi as the prize obtained through that victory.