Shloka 16

Devanagari script

वैशम्पायन उवाच ददानीत्येव भगवानुत्तरं प्रत्यपद्यत । भूयश्चाश्वासयामास कौन्तेयं सत्यविक्रमम्‌,वैशम्पायनजी कहते हैं--राजन्‌! यह सुनकर भगवान्‌ धर्मने उत्तरमें कहा---'मैं तुम्हें यह वर भी देता हूँ।” इसके बाद धर्मराजने पुनः सत्यपराक्रमी युधिष्ठिरको आश्वासन देते हुए कहा--

Transliteration

vaiśampāyana uvāca | dadānīty eva bhagavān uttaraṃ pratyapadyata | bhūyaś cāśvāsayām āsa kaunteyaṃ satyavikramam ||

Translation

Disse Vaiśampāyana: Ouvindo isso, o Senhor Bem-aventurado Dharma respondeu: “Eu concedo”, dando assim a sua resposta. Depois, mais uma vez, Dharma tranquilizou o filho de Kuntī, Yudhiṣṭhira, de valor firme e veraz, fortalecendo-lhe a resolução no caminho do dharma.

Word by Word

वैशम्पायनःVaiśampāyana

उवाचsaid

ददानीति“(I) give,” thus

एवindeed/just

भगवान्the Blessed Lord

उत्तरम्answer/reply

प्रतिtowards/in response to

अपद्यतresorted to/uttered (as a reply)

भूयःagain/further

चand

आश्वासयामासcomforted/reassured

कौन्तेयम्the son of Kuntī (Yudhiṣṭhira)

सत्यविक्रमम्of true valor

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Bhagavān Dharma (Dharmarāja)

Kaunteya (Yudhiṣṭhira)

Kuntī

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Righteous authority is expressed not only by granting what is deserved but also by steadying the virtuous through reassurance; truth-based courage (satyavikrama) is upheld as an ethical ideal.

What is happening in the narrative?

Lord Dharma responds affirmatively to a request—“I grant (it)”—and then again consoles and encourages Yudhiṣṭhira (Kaunteya), reinforcing his confidence and dharmic resolve.