Shloka 29

Devanagari script

इत्युक्त: स तु पुत्रेण तदा वानरकेतन: । स्मयन्‌ प्रोवाच कौन्तेयस्तदा चित्राड्रदासुतम्‌,पुत्रके ऐसा कहनेपर कुन्तीनन्दन कपिध्वज अर्जुनने मुसकराते हुए चित्राड्रदाकुमारसे कहा--

Transliteration

ity uktaḥ sa tu putreṇa tadā vānaraketanaḥ | smayan provāca kaunteyas tadā citrādradāsutam ||

Translation

جب بیٹے نے یوں کہا تو بندر کے نشان والے عَلَم کا حامل، کُنتی کا بیٹا ارجن مسکرایا اور پھر چِترادرَدا کے بیٹے سے مخاطب ہوا۔

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

• उक्तः: having been addressed/said to
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तु: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• पुत्रेण: by (his) son
• पुत्रेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• तदा: then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा

• वानर-केतनः: he whose banner is the monkey (Arjuna)
• वानर-केतनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वानरकेतन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• स्मयन्: smiling
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्मि
• Form: शतृ (present active participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• प्रोवाच: said/spoke
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: लिट् (perfect), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• कौन्तेयः: son of Kunti (Arjuna)
• कौन्तेयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कौन्तेय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तदा: then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा

• चित्राड्रदासुतम्: the son of Chitradrada
• चित्राड्रदासुतम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: चित्राड्रदासुत
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

अर्जुन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Arjuna
• Kuntī
• Vānaraketana (monkey-banner emblem)
• Citrādradā
• Citrādradā’s son

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights ethical speech and self-control: even in tense family or duty-bound situations, a righteous person responds with steadiness and kindness, choosing measured words over anger.

What is happening in the narrative?

After Arjuna’s son speaks to him, Arjuna (identified by epithets Kaunteya and Vānaraketana) smiles and begins his reply, addressing the son of Citrādradā.