Shloka 4

Vyāsa’s Arrival at Janamejaya’s Sarpasatra; Commissioning of Vaiśaṃpāyana’s Recital (व्यासागमनम्)

Devanagari script

सौतिरुवाच तत आचरष्ट सा तस्मै बान्धवानां हितैषिणी । भगिनी नागराजस्य जरत्कारुरविक्लवा,उग्रश्रवाजी कहते हैं--तदनन्तर अपने भाई-बन्धुओंका हित चाहनेवाली नागराजकी बहिन जरत्कारु शान्तचित्त हो आस्तीकसे बोली

Transliteration

Sautir uvāca—tata ācarat sā tasmai bāndhavānāṁ hitaiṣiṇī | bhaginī nāgarājasya jaratkārur aviklavā ||

Translation

సౌతి అన్నాడు—ఆ తరువాత బంధువుల హితాన్ని కోరే, నాగరాజుని సోదరి, స్థిరచిత్తముతో అచలంగా ఉన్న జరత్కారు అతని వద్దకు వచ్చి అతనితో పలికింది.

Word by Word

• सूतिः: Sauti (Ugraśravas), the narrator
• सूतिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• उवाच: said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (Paroksha-bhuta), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• ततः: then, thereafter
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)

• आचरष्ट: she acted / she proceeded
• Type: Verb
• Root: चर् (धातु) उपसर्ग: आ-
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• सा: she
• सा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• तस्मै: to him
• तस्मै: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Dative, Singular

• बान्धवानाम्: of (her) relatives/kinsmen
• Type: Noun
• Root: बान्धव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• हितैषिणी: well-wishing, desiring the good
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हितैषिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• भगिनी: sister
• भगिनी: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• नागराजस्य: of the king of serpents
• Type: Noun
• Root: नागराज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• जरत्कारुः: Jaratkāru (name of the Nāga woman)
• जरत्कारुः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: जरत्कारु (प्रातिपदिक, नाम)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• अविक्लवा: unagitated, steady, undisturbed
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अविक्लव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

आस्तीक उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sauti (Ugraśravas)
• Jaratkāru (female)
• Nāgarāja (king of the Nāgas/serpents)
• Āstīka

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights a dharmic orientation: acting with steadiness (aviklavā) and with the intention of benefiting one’s relatives (bāndhavānāṁ hitaiṣiṇī). Ethical action is framed as calm, purposeful engagement for the welfare of one’s community.

What is happening in the narrative?

In Sauti’s narration, Jaratkāru—sister of the Nāga-king—approaches and speaks to Āstīka. Her motive is explicitly the welfare of her kin, setting up the next development in the Āstīka-related episode.