Shloka 19

परिक्षिद्वृत्तान्तप्रश्नः

Inquiry into Parīkṣit’s Conduct and the Beginnings of His Downfall

Devanagari script

जरत्कारुरिति ख्यातो वेदवेदाड़पारग: । नियतात्मा महात्मा च सुव्रतः सुमहातपा:,उसका नाम है जरत्कारु। वह वेद-वेदांगोंका पारंगत विद्वान्‌ होनेके साथ ही मन और इन्द्रियोंकों संयममें रखनेवाला, महात्मा, उत्तम व्रतका पालक और महान्‌ तपस्वी है

Transliteration

jaratkārur iti khyāto vedavedāṅgapāragaḥ | niyatātmā mahātmā ca suvrataḥ sumahātapā ||

Translation

అతడు ‘జరత్కారు’ అనే పేరుతో ప్రసిద్ధుడు. అతడు వేదాలు, వేదాంగాలలో పారంగతుడు; మనస్సు-ఇంద్రియాలను నియంత్రించినవాడు; మహాత్ముడు; ఉత్తమ వ్రతాలలో స్థిరుడు; మహాతపస్వి.

Word by Word

जरत्कारुःJaratkāru (name of the sage)

इतिthus

ख्यातःrenowned; known

वेदवेदाङ्गपारगःone who has mastered the Vedas and Vedāṅgas

नियतात्माself-controlled; with restrained mind

महात्माgreat-souled person

चand

सुव्रतःof good vows; observing excellent vows

सुमहातपाःof very great austerity; great ascetic

Speaker

तक्षक उवाच

Characters & Entities

Takṣaka

Jaratkāru

Veda

Vedāṅga

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?

True excellence is portrayed as a union of learning and restraint: mastery of sacred knowledge (Veda and Vedāṅgas) is ethically grounded by self-control, faithful observance of vows, and austerity.

What is happening in the narrative?

Takṣaka introduces and praises the sage Jaratkāru, emphasizing his reputation, Vedic scholarship, disciplined conduct, and ascetic power—setting him up as a spiritually authoritative figure in the unfolding episode.