Shloka 16
अश्रमवासिनां विषादः — Lament in Hastināpura after the Elders’ Forest Withdrawal
Devanagari script
विदितं मम राजेन्द्र यत् ते हृदि विवक्षितम्
Transliteration
viditaṃ mama rājendra yat te hṛdi vivakṣitam
Translation
Vaiśampāyana disse: “Ó melhor dos reis, eu já sei o que pretendes expressar em teu coração.”
Word by Word
विदितम्is known
विदितम्:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootविदित (√विद्)
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle)
ममto me / of me
मम:
Adhikarana
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
Form—, Genitive, Singular
राजेन्द्रO king of kings
राजेन्द्र:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootराजेन्द्र
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
यत्that which
यत्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
तेyour
ते:
Adhikarana
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
Form—, Genitive, Singular
हृदिin (your) heart
हृदि:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootहृद्
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
विवक्षितम्intended / wished to be said
विवक्षितम्:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootविवक्षित (√वच्)
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle)
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
VaiśampāyanaR
rājendra (addressed king)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights discernment and empathetic understanding in counsel: a wise speaker recognizes another’s inner intention before it is voiced, suggesting that ethical guidance begins with grasping the heart’s purpose, not merely the spoken words.
Vaiśampāyana addresses a king respectfully as “rājendra” and indicates that he already understands what the king is about to say, setting a tone of intimate counsel and foreknowledge before the king’s intention is articulated.