Shloka 15

Devanagari script

तेषामाकारभावज्ञ: कुन्तीपुत्रो युधिष्ठिर: । द्वैयायनवच: कृत्स्नं सस्मार मनुजर्षभ:,मनुष्योंमें श्रेष्ठ कुन्तीपुत्र युधिष्ठिने उनकी आकृति देखकर ही उनके मनका भाव समझ लिया। फिर उन्हें द्वैपायन वेदव्यासजीके सारे वचनोंका स्मरण हो आया

Transliteration

teṣām ākāra-bhāva-jñaḥ kuntī-putro yudhiṣṭhiraḥ | dvaivāyana-vacaḥ kṛtsnaṃ sasmāra manuja-ṛṣabhaḥ ||

Translation

ମନୁଷ୍ୟମାନଙ୍କ ମଧ୍ୟରେ ଶ୍ରେଷ୍ଠ କୁନ୍ତୀପୁତ୍ର ଯୁଧିଷ୍ଠିର ସେମାନଙ୍କ ଆକାର-ଭାବ ଦେଖିମାତ୍ରେ ମନର ଅଭିପ୍ରାୟ ବୁଝିଗଲେ। ସେହିକ୍ଷଣେ ଦ୍ୱୈପାୟନ ବ୍ୟାସଙ୍କ ସମସ୍ତ ବଚନ ତାଙ୍କୁ ସ୍ମରଣ ହେଲା।

Word by Word

तेषाम्of them

आकार-भाव-ज्ञःknower of (their) outward form and inner feeling

कुन्ती-पुत्रःKunti's son

युधिष्ठिरःYudhishthira

द्वैपायन-वचःthe word(s)/speech of Dvaipayana (Vyasa)

कृत्स्नम्entire, whole

सस्मारremembered

मनुज-ऋषभःbull among men; best of men

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Yudhiṣṭhira

Kuntī

Dvaipāyana (Vyāsa)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

A dharmic leader cultivates discernment: by observing conduct and outward signs, he infers inner motives, and he acts with guidance grounded in remembered counsel from wise authorities (here, Vyāsa).

What is happening in the narrative?

Seeing certain people and reading their expressions and demeanor, Yudhiṣṭhira understands their intent and immediately recalls Vyāsa’s earlier words, suggesting that the situation aligns with that prior warning or instruction.