Shloka 95

Śuka’s Guṇa-Transcendence and Vyāsa’s Consolation (शुकगति-वर्णनम्)

Devanagari script

तदर्थवदिदं वाक्यमुपेतं वाक्यसम्पदा । अविक्षिप्तमना राजजन्नेकाग्र: श्रोतुमहसि,अतः: राजन्‌! आप स्थिरचित्त एवं एकाग्र होकर यह वाक्यसम्पत्तिसे युक्त सार्थक वचन सुनिये

Transliteration

tadarthavad idaṃ vākyam upetaṃ vākyasampadā | avikṣiptamanā rājann ekāgraḥ śrotum arhasi ||

Translation

Бхишма сказал: «О царь, эти слова исполнены смысла и наделены достоинством тщательно избранной речи. Потому, с умом нерассеянным и вниманием, собранным в одну точку, тебе следует их выслушать».

Word by Word

तत्that

अर्थवत्meaningful, significant

इदम्this

वाक्यम्speech, statement

उपेतम्endowed with, possessed of

वाक्यसम्पदाby richness/excellence of speech

अविक्षिप्तमनाO you whose mind is not distracted

राजन्O king

एकाग्रःsingle-pointed, attentive

श्रोतुम्to hear

अर्हसिyou ought/are fit (to)

अतःtherefore

राजन्O king

Speaker

भीष्य उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bhīṣma

rājan (the King—Yudhiṣṭhira)

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 emphasizes the ethical discipline of listening: a ruler should receive instruction with an undistracted mind and single-pointed attention, because the teaching is purposeful and carefully articulated.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the Śānti Parva’s instructional setting, Bhīṣma addresses the king (Yudhiṣṭhira) and prepares him to hear a significant teaching, urging focused attention before proceeding with the discourse.