Shloka 45

Vyāsa’s Inquiry into Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Tapas and the Identification of Vidura with Dharma

Devanagari script

एवमुक्त: स राजर्षिरधर्मराज्ञा महात्मना

Transliteration

evam uktaḥ sa rājarṣir adharmarājñā mahātmanā

Translation

Assim interpelado pelo magnânimo Dharmarāja, aquele sábio de estirpe real respondeu—acolhendo o conselho justo com a devida gravidade e responsabilidade moral.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम्

• उक्तः: having been spoken to / addressed
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: past passive participle (क्त), masculine, nominative, singular

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• राजर्षिः: the royal sage
• राजर्षिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजर्षि
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• अधर्मराज्ञा: by Dharmaraja (Yudhishthira)
• अधर्मराज्ञा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अधर्मराजन्
• Form: masculine, instrumental, singular

• महात्मना: by the great-souled (one)
• महात्मना: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महात्मन्
• Form: masculine, instrumental, singular

Speaker

युधिछिर उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Dharmarāja (Yudhiṣṭhira)
• rājarṣi (royal sage)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores the ethical weight of speech and counsel: when a great-souled upholder of dharma addresses someone, the listener is positioned to respond with seriousness, humility, and responsibility—especially in matters of righteous conduct.

What is happening in the narrative?

A royal sage is being addressed by Dharmarāja (Yudhiṣṭhira). The line functions as a narrative bridge, indicating that after Yudhiṣṭhira’s words, the rājarṣi is about to respond or act in accordance with that counsel.