Shloka 9

Devanagari script

वैशम्पायन उवाच इत्युक्त्वा दुःखशोकार्त: शुचिर्धर्मसुतस्तदा । सम्मूर्छितो5भवद्‌ राजा साश्रुकण्ठो युधिछ्िर:

Transliteration

vaiśampāyana uvāca | ity uktvā duḥkhaśokārtaḥ śucir dharmasutas tadā | sammūrcchito 'bhavad rājā sāśrukaṇṭho yudhiṣṭhiraḥ ||

Translation

ବୈଶମ୍ପାୟନ କହିଲେ—ଜନମେଜୟ! ଏପରି କହି ଧର୍ମପୁତ୍ର, ପବିତ୍ର ହୃଦୟର ରାଜା ଯୁଧିଷ୍ଠିର ଦୁଃଖ-ଶୋକରେ ଆକ୍ରାନ୍ତ ହୋଇ ମୂର୍ଛିତ ହେଲେ। ଅଶ୍ରୁରେ ତାଙ୍କ କଣ୍ଠ ରୁଦ୍ଧ ହେଲା; ସେ କଥା କହିପାରିଲେ ନାହିଁ।

Word by Word

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

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

• इति: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

• उक्त्वा: having said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund)

• दुःख: with sorrow
• दुःख: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुःख
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• शोक: with grief
• शोक: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शोक
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• आर्तः: afflicted
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आर्त
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• शुचिः: pure
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुचि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• धर्मसुतः: son of Dharma (Yudhiṣṭhira)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्मसुत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तदा: then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा

• सम्मूर्छितः: fainted, became unconscious
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-मूर्छ्
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अभवत्: became
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Imperfect, 3, Singular

• राजा: the king
• राजा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• स: he
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अश्रु: with tears
• अश्रु: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अश्रु
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• कण्ठः: throat
• Type: Noun
• Root: कण्ठ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• युधिष्ठिरः: Yudhiṣṭhira
• युधिष्ठिरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: युधिष्ठिर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Janamejaya
• Yudhiṣṭhira

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the ethical sensitivity expected of a dhārmic ruler: true righteousness is not cold detachment but a conscience that feels the weight of suffering. Yudhiṣṭhira’s collapse shows how moral responsibility and compassion can overwhelm even a king.

What is happening in the narrative?

Within Vaiśampāyana’s narration to King Janamejaya, Yudhiṣṭhira—after speaking—becomes overcome by grief and sorrow, his voice choked with tears, and he faints.