Shloka 61

Devanagari script

ध्यायन्निव च मां राजन्नाभिभाषसि किंचन । नचाश्वेन विनिर्यासि विवर्णो हरिण: कृश:,“राजन! आप इस तरह मौन बैठे रहते हैं, मानो किसीका ध्यान कर रहे हों; मुझसे कोई बातचीततक नहीं करते। घोड़ेपर सवार हो कहीं बाहर भी नहीं निकलते। आपकी कान्ति मलिन होती जा रही है। आप पीले और दुबले हो गये हैं

Transliteration

dhyāyann iva ca māṃ rājann ābhibhāṣasi kiṃcana | na cāśvena viniryāsi vivarṇo hariṇaḥ kṛśaḥ ||

Translation

ਰਾਜਨ! ਤੁਸੀਂ ਚੁੱਪਚਾਪ ਇਉਂ ਬੈਠੇ ਰਹਿੰਦੇ ਹੋ ਜਿਵੇਂ ਧਿਆਨ ਵਿੱਚ ਲੀਨ ਹੋਵੋ; ਮੇਰੇ ਨਾਲ ਗੱਲ ਵੀ ਨਹੀਂ ਕਰਦੇ। ਘੋੜੇ ਤੇ ਚੜ੍ਹ ਕੇ ਬਾਹਰ ਵੀ ਨਹੀਂ ਜਾਂਦੇ। ਤੁਹਾਡੀ ਰੌਣਕ ਮਲਿਨ ਹੋ ਗਈ ਹੈ; ਤੁਸੀਂ ਫਿੱਕੇ ਅਤੇ ਕਮਜ਼ੋਰ ਹੋ ਗਏ ਹੋ।

Word by Word

ध्यायन्meditating/thinking

इवas if

चand

माम्me

राजन्O king

अभिभाषसेyou speak (to)

किञ्चनanything (at all)

नnot

चand

अश्वेनby/with a horse

विनिर्यासिyou go out / set forth

विवर्णःpale, discolored

हरिणःyellowish/pale (lit. tawny)

कृशःthin, emaciated

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

King (rājan)

Horse (aśva)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how inner turmoil manifests outwardly—silence, withdrawal from normal duties, and physical decline—prompting compassionate inquiry. Ethically, it models attentive concern: noticing signs of suffering and inviting dialogue rather than ignoring a person’s distress.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana addresses a king who has become withdrawn: he sits as if meditating, does not converse, does not go out riding, and appears pale and emaciated. The speaker is diagnosing visible symptoms of worry or grief and urging engagement.