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Shloka 99

कृतयुगवर्णनम् तथा राजधर्मोपदेशः

Kṛtayuga Description and Instruction on Royal Dharma

ततो बालेन तेनैवमुक्तस्थासीत्‌ तदा मम । निर्वेदो जीविते दीर्घे मनुष्यत्वे च भारत,उस बालकके ऐसा कहनेपर उस समय मुझे अपने दीर्घ-जीवन और मानव-शरीरपर बड़ा खेद और वैराग्य हुआ

tato bālena tenaivam uktasthāsīt tadā mama | nirvedo jīvite dīrghe manuṣyatve ca bhārata ||

ਵੈਸ਼ੰਪਾਯਨ ਨੇ ਆਖਿਆ—ਹੇ ਭਾਰਤ! ਉਸ ਬਾਲਕ ਦੇ ਇਉਂ ਕਹਿਣ ਨਾਲ, ਉਸੇ ਵੇਲੇ ਮੇਰੇ ਅੰਦਰ ਲੰਬੀ ਜ਼ਿੰਦਗੀ ਅਤੇ ਮਨੁੱਖ ਹੋਣ ਦੀ ਹਾਲਤ ਪ੍ਰਤੀ ਵੀ ਗਹਿਰਾ ਨਿਰਵੇਦ ਤੇ ਵੈਰਾਗ ਉੱਠ ਆਇਆ।

ततःthen, thereafter
ततः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः
बालेनby the boy/child
बालेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootबाल
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
तेनby him/that (one)
तेन:
Karana
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular
एवम्thus, in this manner
एवम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएवम्
उक्तःhaving been spoken to / addressed
उक्तः:
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
Formkta (past passive participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular
आसीत्was
आसीत्:
TypeVerb
Rootअस्
FormImperfect (Lan), 3rd, Singular
तदाat that time
तदा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतदा
ममof me, my
मम:
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
FormGenitive, Singular
निर्वेदःdisgust, dispassion, weariness
निर्वेदः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootनिर्वेद
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
जीवितेin (regard to) life
जीविते:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootजीवित
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
दीर्घेlong
दीर्घे:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootदीर्घ
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
मनुष्यत्वेin humanity / in the state of being human
मनुष्यत्वे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootमनुष्यत्व
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
भारतO Bharata
भारत:
TypeNoun
Rootभारत
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular

वैशम्पायन उवाच

V
Vaiśaṃpāyana
A
a boy (bāla)
B
Bhārata (addressee)

Educational Q&A

A brief encounter and a child’s words can awaken nirveda—clear-eyed disillusionment with mere longevity and worldly identity—prompting ethical self-examination and a turn toward higher values beyond bodily life.

The narrator (Vaiśaṃpāyana) reports that after being addressed by a boy, he immediately felt strong weariness toward prolonged life and even toward the state of being human, signaling a shift into detachment and reflective renunciation.