Shloka 30

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

Devanagari script

ऋषिपुत्रो मनीषी स राजा चक्रेडस्य तद्‌ वच:

Transliteration

ṛṣiputro manīṣī sa rājā cakredasya tad vacaḥ

Translation

నారదుడు చెప్పెను: ఋషిపుత్రుడైన ఆ వివేకవంతుడు రాజు, చక్రేదసునకు ఆ మాటలను పలికెను—విచక్షణతోను రాజధర్మబాధ్యతతోను ఉపదేశాన్ని కూర్చి.

Word by Word

• ऋषि-पुत्रः: the sage's son
• ऋषि-पुत्रः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषिपुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• मनीषी: wise, thoughtful
• मनीषी: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मनीषिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• राजा: king
• राजा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• चक्रे: did, made
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), Third, Singular

• इदस्य: of Ida (name)
• इदस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: इद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• वचः: speech, words
• वचः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• the wise king (ṛṣiputra)
• Cakredasa

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Wisdom and dharma are conveyed through measured speech: a ruler—especially one shaped by a sage’s lineage—must counsel others with discernment, aiming at ethical order rather than impulse.

What is happening in the narrative?

Nārada continues his narration and introduces a moment of dialogue: a wise king, described as a sage’s son, addresses Cakredasa, indicating a transition into counsel or instruction.