Shloka 13

भीष्मस्वप्न-स्मृत्युपाख्यानम् | Bhīṣma’s Dream-Linked Recollection of the Paraśurāma Combat

Devanagari script

यथावृत्तं महाराज सा च मां प्रत्यनन्दत । पुरुषांश्षादिशं प्राज्ञान्‌ कन्यावृत्तान्तकर्मणि

Transliteration

yathāvṛttaṃ mahārāja sā ca māṃ pratyanandata | puruṣān ādiśaṃ prājñān kanyāvṛttāntakarmaṇi ||

Translation

ମହାରାଜ! ଯେପରି ଘଟିଥିଲା ସେପରି ସମସ୍ତ କଥା ମୁଁ କହିଲି, ଏବଂ ସେମାନେ ମଧ୍ୟ ପ୍ରସନ୍ନ ହୋଇ ମୋତେ ସ୍ୱୀକାର କଲେ। ତାପରେ ସେହି କନ୍ୟାର ବୃତ୍ତାନ୍ତ ଯଥାର୍ଥ ଜାଣିବା ପାଇଁ ମୁଁ ପ୍ରାଜ୍ଞ ପୁରୁଷମାନଙ୍କୁ ଆଦେଶ ଦେଲି।

Word by Word

• यथा: as, according to
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा

• आवृत्तम्: happened/occurred, taken place
• आवृत्तम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आवृत्त (√वृत्)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• महाराज: O great king
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाराज
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• सा: she
• सा: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (सा)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद् (माम्)
• Form: —, Accusative, Singular

• प्रति: towards, in return
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रति

• अनन्दत: rejoiced, welcomed
• Type: Verb
• Root: √नन्द्
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• पुरुषान्: men, persons
• पुरुषान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरुष
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• आदिशम्: I appointed/ordered
• Type: Verb
• Root: आदिश (√दिश्)
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 1st, Singular, Parasmaipada

• प्राज्ञान्: wise, intelligent
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्राज्ञ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• कन्या: of the maiden
• Type: Noun
• Root: कन्या
• Form: Feminine, Genitive, Singular

• वृत्तान्त: of the account/news
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृत्तान्त
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• कर्मणि: in the task/work
• कर्मणि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन्
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

Speaker

राम उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Rāma (speaker)
• Mahārāja (addressed king)
• Mother/queen (contextual referent of sā)
• Kanyā (the maiden, unnamed here)
• Puruṣāḥ (appointed men/agents)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse emphasizes truthful reporting (yathāvṛttaṃ) and responsible action: before proceeding in a sensitive matter involving a maiden, one should verify facts through wise agents, aligning decisions with dharma and social propriety.

What is happening in the narrative?

Rāma tells the king that he conveyed the events exactly as they occurred; his mother/queen welcomed his report, and he then commissioned intelligent men to investigate and ascertain the maiden’s full background and conduct.