Shloka 30

Ādi Parva, Adhyāya 85: Āṣṭaka–Yayāti संवादः

Merit-Exhaustion, Rebirth, and the Critique of Pride

Devanagari script

वैशम्पायन उवाच एवमुक्त: प्रत्युवाच पूरु: पितरमञ्जसा । यथा<55त्थ मां महाराज तत्‌ करिष्यामि ते वच:,वैशम्पायनजी कहते हैं--ययातिके ऐसा कहनेपर पूरुने अपने पितासे विनयपूर्वक कहा--“महाराज! आप मुझे जैसा आदेश दे रहे हैं, आपके उस वचनका मैं पालन करूँगा

Transliteration

vaiśampāyana uvāca evam uktaḥ pratyuvāca pūruḥ pitaram añjasā | yathāttha māṃ mahārāja tat kariṣyāmi te vacaḥ ||

Translation

ବୈଶମ୍ପାୟନ କହିଲେ— ଏପରି କୁହାଯାଇଲା ପରେ ପୂରୁ ନିର୍ବିକଳ୍ପରେ ପିତାଙ୍କୁ ଉତ୍ତର ଦେଲେ— “ମହାରାଜ, ଆପଣ ଯେପରି ଆଦେଶ ଦେଇଛନ୍ତି, ସେପରି ମୁଁ ଆପଣଙ୍କ ବଚନ ପାଳନ କରିବି।”

Word by Word

• [{'term': 'वैशम्पायन उवाच (vaiśampāyana uvāca)', 'definition': 'Vaiśampāyana said (narratorial formula)'}, {'term': 'एवम् (evam)', 'definition': 'thus, in this manner'}, {'term': 'उक्तः (uktaḥ)', 'definition': 'having been spoken to

• addressed'}, {'term': 'प्रत्युवाच (pratyuvāca)', 'definition': 'replied, answered in return'}, {'term': 'पूरुः (pūruḥ)', 'definition': 'Pūru (son of Yayāti)'}, {'term': 'पितरम् (pitaram)', 'definition': 'to (his) father'}, {'term': 'अञ्जसा (añjasā)', 'definition': 'straightforwardly

• without delay'}, {'term': 'यथा (yathā)', 'definition': 'as, just as'}, {'term': 'आत्थ (āttha)', 'definition': 'you said

• you have spoken (2nd person perfect of √ah)'}, {'term': 'माम् (mām)', 'definition': 'me'}, {'term': 'महाराज (mahārāja)', 'definition': 'O great king (vocative)'}, {'term': 'तत् करिष्यामि (tat kariṣyāmi)', 'definition': 'that I will do

• I shall carry it out'}, {'term': 'ते वचः (te vacaḥ)', 'definition': 'your word/command'}]

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Pūru
• Yayāti

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights filial dharma: a son’s readiness to honor a father’s word, presented as prompt, respectful obedience to rightful authority.

What is happening in the narrative?

After Yayāti speaks to him, Pūru responds immediately and respectfully, assuring his father that he will do exactly as commanded.