Shloka 21

और्ध्वदैहिकक्रिया-शोकविलापः

Obsequies for Daśaratha and the Brothers’ Lament

Devanagari script

ततः प्रकृतिमान्वैद्यः पितुरेषां पुरोहितः।।।।वसिष्ठो भरतं वाक्यमुत्थाप्य तमुवाच ह।

Transliteration

tataḥ prakṛtimān vaidyaḥ pitur eṣāṃ purohitaḥ | vasiṣṭho bharataṃ vākyam utthāpya tam uvāca ha ||

Translation

అప్పుడు వారి తండ్రి పురోహితుడు, శాస్త్రవేత్తుడూ స్థితప్రకృతుడైన వశిష్ఠుడు భరతుణ్ని లేపి ఈ మాటలు పలికాడు।

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Kāla (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; sequential adverb

• prakṛtimān: composed, self-possessed
• prakṛtimān: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prakṛti-mant (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; possessive suffix -mant: 'having composure/natural steadiness'

• vaidyaḥ: learned man, expert
• vaidyaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vaidya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana

• pituḥ: of (their) father
• pituḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pitṛ (पितृ) (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Ṣaṣṭhī, Ekavacana

• eṣām: of these (people)/their
• eṣām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (इदम्) (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Ṣaṣṭhī (Genitive), Bahuvacana; demonstrative pronoun

• purohitaḥ: family priest
• purohitaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: purohita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana

• vasiṣṭhaḥ: Vasiṣṭha
• vasiṣṭhaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vasiṣṭha (वसिष्ठ) (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; proper noun

• bharatam: Bharata
• bharatam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bharata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana

• vākyam: words, speech
• vākyam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vākya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana

• utthāpya: having raised (up)
• utthāpya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ud + √sthā (स्था) (धातु)
• Form: Ktvā-lyap (absolutive/ल्यप्) form: -ya; 'having raised (him)'

• tam: him
• tam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (तद्) (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; refers to bharatam

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (वच्) (धातु)
• Form: Liṭ-lakāra (Perfect/लिट्), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd), Ekavacana; parasmaipada

• ha: indeed (narrative marker)
• ha: Prayojaka (particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ha (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; narrative particle (smṛti/itihāsa style)

Context

Then his father's family priest Vasistha of composed mind and versed in the Vedas raised Bharata and said to him:

Characters & Entities

• Vasiṣṭha
• Bharata
• Daśaratha
• Purohita (royal priest)

FAQs

What is the core ethical principle (Dharma) in this verse?

Dharma includes receiving wise counsel: elders and priests guide rulers from grief toward duty and truthful discernment.

What is the narrative situation?

Seeing Bharata collapsed in sorrow, Vasiṣṭha lifts him up to instruct him.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Vasiṣṭha’s steadiness and compassionate authority—calm guidance in a crisis.