Shloka 23

जयद्रथ-निग्रहः — Jayadratha Restrained, Shamed, and Released

Devanagari script

रोचते मे वच:ः कृत्स्नं ब्राह्मणानां न संशय: । रोचते यदि युष्माकं तस्मात्‌ प्रब्रूत मा चिरम्‌

Transliteration

rocate me vacaḥ kṛtsnaṃ brāhmaṇānāṃ na saṃśayaḥ | rocate yadi yuṣmākaṃ tasmāt prabrūta mā ciram ||

Translation

“Ang lahat ng sinabi ng mga Brahmana ay lubos na nakalulugod sa akin—walang alinlangan. Kung ito’y nakalulugod din sa inyo, ipahayag ninyo agad ang inyong pasya, huwag magtagal.”

Word by Word

• रोचते: is pleasing/appeals
• रोचते: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: रुच् (रुचँ)
• Form: Present (Lat), Atmanepada, 3rd, Singular

• मे: to me
• मे: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: —, Dative, Singular

• वचः: speech/statement
• वचः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचस्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• कृत्स्नम्: entire/whole
• कृत्स्नम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृत्स्न
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• ब्राह्मणानाम्: of the Brahmins
• ब्राह्मणानाम्: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• रोचते: is pleasing/appeals
• रोचते: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: रुच् (रुचँ)
• Form: Present (Lat), Atmanepada, 3rd, Singular

• यदि: if
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि

• युष्माकम्: of you (pl.)/your
• युष्माकम्: Sambandha
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: —, Genitive, Plural

• तस्मात्: therefore/for that reason
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तस्मात् (तद्-प्रातिपदिक)

• प्रब्रूत: speak forth/declare
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू
• Form: Imperative (Lot), Parasmaipada, 2nd, Plural

• मा: do not (prohibitive)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मा

• चिरम्: long (time); for long
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: चिर

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśaṃpāyana
• brāhmaṇas

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights ethical deliberation: when counsel from learned brāhmaṇas appears sound, one should acknowledge it clearly and invite timely, collective assent rather than prolonging indecision.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśaṃpāyana reports a moment of consultation: the speaker expresses full approval of the brāhmaṇas’ advice and urges the others to state their agreement (or view) promptly so a decision can be made.