Shloka 28

Vyāsa’s Boon-Offer and Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Remorse in the Forest Assembly (आश्रमवासिक पर्व, अध्याय ३६)

Devanagari script

इत्युक्त्वा संजयं राजा समाधाय मनस्तथा

Transliteration

ity uktvā saṃjayaṃ rājā samādhāya manas tathā

Translation

इत्युक्त्वा संजयं राजा समाधाय मनस्तथा॥

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति
• Form: Avyaya (indeclinable)

• उक्त्वा: having said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Absolutive (क्त्वा), indeclinable; prior action

• संजयम्: Sanjaya
• संजयम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: संजय
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• राजा: the king
• राजा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• समाधाय: having composed/fixed (having set)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-धा
• Form: Absolutive (ल्यप्), indeclinable; prior action

• मनः: mind
• मनः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• तथा: so; in that manner
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा
• Form: Avyaya (indeclinable)

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Saṃjaya
• the king (rājā)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights ethical kingship through inner discipline: after speaking, one should steady the mind (samādhāya manas) before engaging others, showing restraint, clarity, and purposeful intent.

What is happening in the narrative?

Nārada narrates that the king, after finishing his statement, gathers his mind into composure and then directs himself toward Saṃjaya—marking a shift from dialogue to the next decisive step in the episode.