Shloka 19

Saṃvaraṇa’s Petition and Tapatī’s Conditioned Consent (सम्वरण-तपती संवादः)

Devanagari script

एवमुक्तस्तु पृथया स विप्रो भार्यया सह । हृष्ट: सम्पूजयामास तद्वाक्यममृतोपमम्‌,कुन्तीदेवीके यों कहनेपर पत्नीसहित वह ब्राह्मण बहुत प्रसन्न हुआ और उसने कुन्तीके अमृत-तुल्य जीवनदायक मधुर वचनोंकी बड़ी प्रशंसा की

Transliteration

evam uktas tu pṛthayā sa vipro bhāryayā saha | hṛṣṭaḥ sampūjayāmāsa tad vākyam amṛtopamam ||

Translation

Được Pṛthā (Kuntī) nói như thế, vị Bà-la-môn ấy cùng với vợ liền vô cùng hoan hỷ. Ông ân cần tôn kính và ca ngợi lời nàng—tựa như cam lộ: ban sức sống, dịu dàng, làm vững mạnh đạo lý—khẳng định sức an ủi và nâng đỡ của lời nói từ bi, thuận theo dharma đối với kẻ đang khốn cùng.

Word by Word

एवम्thus

उक्तःhaving been spoken to / addressed

तुbut/indeed

पृथयाby Pritha (Kunti)

सःhe

विप्रःbrahmin

भार्ययाwith (his) wife

सहtogether with

हृष्टःdelighted

सम्पूजयामासhonoured / praised / paid respect

तत्that

वाक्यम्speech/words

अमृतोपमम्like nectar

Speaker

ब्राह्मण उवाच

Characters & Entities

Pṛthā (Kuntī)

brāhmaṇa (vipra)

brāhmaṇa’s wife

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Words aligned with dharma—truthful, compassionate, and timely—can function like ‘nectar’: they restore courage, relieve suffering, and inspire ethical action. The verse highlights the moral potency of speech and the duty to honor such counsel.

What is happening in the narrative?

After Kuntī (Pṛthā) speaks to the brāhmaṇa, he and his wife are pleased and respond by honoring and praising her nectar-like words, indicating that her counsel has comforted and strengthened them.