Shloka 19

Devanagari script

ततस्तुष्टौी महात्मानौ सहदेवाय वानरौ । ऊचतुश्चैव संह्ृष्टौ प्रीतिपूर्वमिदं वच:,तब वे दोनों महात्मा वानर अत्यन्त प्रसन्न हो सहदेवसे प्रेमपूर्वक बोले--

Transliteration

tatas tuṣṭau mahātmānau sahadevāya vānarau | ūcatuś caiva saṁhṛṣṭau prītipūrvam idaṁ vacaḥ ||

Translation

Pagkatapos, ang dalawang marangal na unggoy, labis na nasiyahan, ay masayang nagsalita kay Sahadeva nang may pag-ibig—

Word by Word

ततःthen, thereafter

तुष्टौpleased, satisfied (two)

महात्मानौthe two great-souled ones

सहदेवायto Sahadeva

वानरौthe two monkeys

ऊचतुःthey said

चand

एवindeed, just

संहृष्टौdelighted, overjoyed (two)

प्रीतिपूर्वम्affectionately, with love beforehand

इदम्this

वचःspeech, words

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Sahadeva

two vānaras (monkeys)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights ethical speech: approval and counsel should be offered with prīti (goodwill) and respectful joy, showing that right communication is grounded in benevolent intention.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana narrates that two noble vānaras become pleased and delighted, and then speak affectionately to Sahadeva, introducing the words they are about to say.