Shloka 8

Āṇīmāṇḍavya–Upākhyāna

The Account of Āṇīmāṇḍavya and the Birth of Vidura

Devanagari script

वीतशोकभयाबाधा: सुखस्वप्ननिबोधना: । पति भारत गोप्तारं समपद्यन्त भूमिपा:,जनमेजय! जब सब राजाओंने शान्तनुको अपना स्वामी तथा रक्षक बना लिया, तब किसीको शोक, भय और मानसिक संताप नहीं रहा। सब लोग सुखसे सोने और जागने लगे

Transliteration

vītaśokabhayābādhāḥ sukhasvapnanibodhanāḥ | patiṃ bhārata goptāraṃ samapadyanta bhūmipāḥ, janamejaya |

Translation

జనమేజయా! సమస్త రాజులు శాంతనును తమ స్వామిగా, భారతుల రక్షకుడిగా స్వీకరించినప్పుడు ఎవరికీ శోకము, భయము, మానసిక బాధ మిగలలేదు. ప్రజలు సుఖముగా నిద్రపోయి సుఖముగా మేల్కొనిరి.

Word by Word

• वीतशोकभयाबाधाः: free from grief, fear, and affliction
• वीतशोकभयाबाधाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वीत-शोक-भय-आबाधा
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• सुखस्वप्ननिबोधनाḥ: having pleasant sleep and awakening
• सुखस्वप्ननिबोधनाḥ: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुख-स्वप्न-निबोधन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• पति: lord, master
• पति: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पति
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• भारत: O Bharata
• भारत: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भारत
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• गोप्तारम्: protector
• गोप्तारम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोप्तृ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• समपद्यन्त: they accepted / resorted to
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + पद्
• Form: Imperfect, Third, Plural, Atmanepada

• भूमिपाः: kings (protectors of the earth)
• भूमिपाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूमिप
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• जनमेजय: O Janamejaya
• जनमेजय: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: जनमेजय
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Janamejaya
• Śāntanu
• Bhūmipāḥ (kings/rulers)
• Bhārata (Bharata lineage/people)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights a dharmic principle of kingship: when a legitimate and protective ruler is accepted, society becomes free from fear and distress. Good governance is measured by the subjects’ security and peace of mind—symbolized by sleeping and waking in comfort.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana tells Janamejaya that the regional kings acknowledged Śāntanu as their lord and guardian. With his protection established, public life stabilized and people experienced relief from grief, fear, and mental agitation.