Shloka 10

Śānti-parva 168: Śoka-nivṛtti-buddhi (The Cognition that Reduces Grief) and Piṅgalā’s Nairāśya

Devanagari script

वैशमग्पायन उवाच समाप्तवचने तस्मिन्नर्थशास्त्रविशारद: । पार्थो धर्मार्थतत्त्वज्ञो जगौ वाक्‍्यं प्रचोदित:

Transliteration

Vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca: samāptavacane tasminn arthaśāstraviśāradaḥ | pārtho dharmārthatattvajño jagau vākyaṃ pracoditaḥ ||

Translation

ବୈଶମ୍ପାୟନ କହିଲେ—ଅର୍ଥଶାସ୍ତ୍ରରେ ପାରଙ୍ଗତ ସେ ବ୍ୟକ୍ତି କଥା ସମାପ୍ତ କରିବା ପରେ, ଧର୍ମ ଓ ଅର୍ଥର ତତ୍ତ୍ୱଜ୍ଞ ପାର୍ଥ (ଅର୍ଜୁନ) ପ୍ରେରିତ ହୋଇ ଏହି ବାକ୍ୟ କହିଲେ।

Word by Word

• वैशम्पायनः: Vaishampayana
• वैशम्पायनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैशम्पायन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect, 3rd, Singular

• समाप्तवचने: when the speech was finished
• समाप्तवचने: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समाप्तवचन
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• तस्मिन्: in that (situation/time)
• तस्मिन्: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Locative, Singular

• अर्थशास्त्रविशारदः: expert in political science (arthaśāstra)
• अर्थशास्त्रविशारदः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अर्थशास्त्रविशारद
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पार्थः: Partha (Arjuna)
• पार्थः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• धर्मार्थतत्त्वज्ञः: knower of the true principles of dharma and artha
• धर्मार्थतत्त्वज्ञः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धर्मार्थतत्त्वज्ञ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• जगौ: spoke/uttered
• जगौ: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: गै
• Form: Perfect, 3rd, Singular

• वाक्यम्: speech/statement
• वाक्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• प्रचोदितः: prompted/urged
• प्रचोदितः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रचोदित
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशमग्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśaṃpāyana
• Pārtha (Arjuna)
• arthaśāstra-viśārada (an unnamed expert in statecraft)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse frames ethical-political instruction: after a discourse by a master of arthaśāstra, Arjuna—presented as discerning both dharma (moral law) and artha (practical welfare)—is moved to speak, signaling that righteous governance requires integrating ethical principle with pragmatic policy.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśaṃpāyana narrates a transition in dialogue: an expert in statecraft finishes his speech, and Arjuna (Pārtha), prompted by the situation, begins his reply.