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Shloka 89

Vyāghra–Gomāyu Saṃvāda (व्याघ्रगोमायु संवाद) — Testing Character Beneath Appearances

एवंविध॑ सान्त्वमुक्त्वा धर्मकामार्थहेतुमत्‌ । प्रसादयित्वा राजानं गोमायुर्वनमभ्यगात्‌

evaṃvidhaṃ sāntvam uktvā dharma-kāmārtha-hetumat | prasādayitvā rājānaṃ gomāyur vanam abhyagāt ||

ဓမ္မ (dharma)၊ အာဓာ (artha) နှင့် ကာမ (kāma) တို့၏ ရည်ရွယ်ချက်များကို အခြေခံထားသော သက်သာပျော့ပျောင်းသည့် စကားများကို ထိုသို့ ပြောဆိုပြီးနောက်၊ ဘုရင်၏ စိတ်ကို ချမ်းမြေ့စေကာ ဂိုမာယု (ဂျက်ကယ်) သည် ကျားဘုရင်ကို ပျော်ရွှင်စေ하였다။ ထို့နောက် ခွင့်ပြုချက်ရပြီး သစ်တောသို့ ထွက်ခွာသွား하였다။

एवंविधम्such (of this kind)
एवंविधम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootएवंविध
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
सान्त्वम्consolation, appeasement
सान्त्वम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसान्त्व
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
उक्त्वाhaving said
उक्त्वा:
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
Formक्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Active
धर्मकामार्थहेतुमत्having as its motive dharma, kāma, and artha
धर्मकामार्थहेतुमत्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootधर्मकामार्थहेतुमत्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
प्रसादयित्वाhaving pleased, having propitiated
प्रसादयित्वा:
TypeVerb
Rootप्रसादय् (प्र+सद् caus.)
Formक्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Active
राजानम्the king
राजानम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootराजन्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
गोमायुःthe jackal
गोमायुः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootगोमायु
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
वनम्to the forest
वनम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवन
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
अभ्यगात्went to, approached
अभ्यगात्:
TypeVerb
Rootअभि+गम्
FormAorist (लुङ्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

भीष्म उवाच

B
Bhīṣma
G
gomāyu (jackal)
R
rājā (king)
V
vyāghra-rāja (tiger-king)
V
vana (forest)

Educational Q&A

Measured, consoling speech that is aligned with recognized human aims—especially dharma supported by artha and kāma—can pacify the powerful and resolve danger without violence; persuasion grounded in values is presented as an effective ethical strategy.

After delivering a well-reasoned, soothing counsel, the jackal succeeds in pleasing the tiger-king (the ‘king’ in this context). Having obtained permission, the jackal leaves safely and goes into the forest.