Shloka 25

Devanagari script

पृच्छेत्‌ त्वां यदि केनाहं तवाख्यात इति सम ह । ब्रूयास्त्वं नारदेनेति संवर्त कथितोडसि मे,यदि तुमसे पूछें कि किसने तुम्हें मेरा पता बताया है तो कह देना--'संवर्तजी! नारदजीने मुझे आपका पता बताया है”

Transliteration

pṛcchet tvāṃ yadi kenāhaṃ tavākhyāta iti saṃmataḥ | brūyās tvaṃ nāradeneti saṃvarta kathito 'si me ||

Translation

Nārada disse: “Se alguém te perguntar: ‘Por quem fui informado a teu respeito?’, então responde: ‘Por Nārada.’ Assim, ó Saṃvarta, foste-me indicado como aquele a quem se deve recorrer.”

Word by Word

पृच्छेत्should ask

त्वाम्you

यदिif

केनby whom

अहम्I

तवof you / your

आख्यातःtold / made known

इतिthus (quotative)

सम्indeed / altogether (particle; here likely metrical filler)

हindeed (particle)

ब्रूयाःyou should say

त्वम्you

नारदेनby Narada

इतिthus (quotative)

संवर्तO Samvarta

कथितःtold / said

असिyou are

मेmy / to me

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

Nārada

Saṃvarta

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse emphasizes dharmic speech: when questioned, one should give truthful attribution to the proper source, maintaining integrity, trust, and clarity in communication.

What is happening in the narrative?

Nārada instructs how to answer if asked who directed him to Saṃvarta—he should say that Nārada provided the information—thereby establishing a clear chain of reference and responsibility.