Shloka 5

Devanagari script

शल्य उवाच पूजितं चोपविष्टं तमासने मुनिसत्तमम्‌ | पर्यपृच्छत देवेश: प्रहृष्टो ब्राह्मणर्षभम्‌

Transliteration

śalya uvāca pūjitaṃ copaviṣṭaṃ tam āsane munisattamam | paryapṛcchata deveśaḥ prahṛṣṭo brāhmaṇarṣabham |

Translation

Śalya disse: Tendo honrado devidamente aquele supremo dos sábios e assentando-o num assento apropriado, o soberano—com o coração jubiloso—interrogou o touro entre os brâmanes.

Word by Word

शल्यःShalya

उवाचsaid

पूजितम्honoured

चand

उपविष्टम्seated

तम्him

आसनेon the seat

मुनिसत्तमम्the best of sages

पर्यपृच्छत्asked (inquired)

देवेशःthe lord of gods

प्रहृष्टःdelighted

ब्राह्मणर्षभम्the bull among Brahmins (best Brahmin)

Speaker

शल्य उवाच

Characters & Entities

Śalya

deveśa (honorific lord/ruler)

munisattama (foremost sage)

brāhmaṇarṣabha (eminent Brahmin/sage)

āsana (seat)

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 dharmic conduct in seeking guidance: one should first honour the wise with proper reception and seating, and only then inquire respectfully. Reverence and humility are presented as prerequisites for receiving sound counsel.

What is happening in the narrative?

A foremost sage has arrived or is present; he is welcomed, honoured, and seated. Then a lordly figure (addressed as deveśa) joyfully begins to question the eminent Brahmin-sage, setting up a dialogue of counsel.