Shloka 15

Devanagari script

गृहीतवाक्यो नृपते: पुरोधा गत्वा प्रशंभामभिधाय तेषाम्‌ । वाक्यं समग्र नृपतेर्यथाव- दुवाच चानुक्रमविक्रमेण,राजाका अनुरोध मानकर पुरोहितजी गये और उन सबकी प्रशंसा करके राजा द्रुपदके वचनोंको ठीक-ठीक एकके बाद एक करके क्रमश: कहने लगे--

Transliteration

gṛhītavākyo nṛpateḥ purodhā gatvā praśaṁbhām abhidhāya teṣām | vākyaṁ samagraṁ nṛpater yathāvad uvāca cānukramavikrameṇa ||

Translation

Nhận lời nhắn của nhà vua, vị tư tế hoàng gia đến gặp họ; sau khi dâng lời tán dương, ông truyền đạt trọn vẹn lời của vua Drupada—đúng đắn, không sai lệch, theo thứ tự—kể lại từng điều một như đã được phán ra.

Word by Word

• गृहीतवाक्यः: having received the message/words
• गृहीतवाक्यः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गृहीत (ग्रह् धातु, क्त) + वाक्य
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• नृपतेः: of the king
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृपति
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• पुरोधाः: the royal priest
• पुरोधाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरोधा
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• गत्वा: having gone
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: गम् (क्त्वा)
• Form: Gerund (absolutive)

• प्रशंभाम्: praise/commendation
• प्रशंभाम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रशंभा
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• अभिधाय: having spoken/uttered
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अभि-धा (क्त्वा/ल्यप्)
• Form: Gerund (absolutive)

• तेषाम्: of them
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural

• वाक्यम्: speech/statement
• वाक्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• समग्रम्: entire/complete
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समग्र
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• नृपतेः: of the king
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृपति
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• यथावत्: properly/as it was
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथावत्
• Form: Adverb

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

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च
• Form: Conjunction

• अनुक्रमविक्रमेण: with orderly sequence and step-by-step progression
• अनुक्रमविक्रमेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनुक्रम + विक्रम
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

Speaker

धृष्टह्ुम्न उवाच

Characters & Entities

• nṛpati (the king)
• purodhā (royal priest)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the dharma of communication in public life: a messenger or priest must convey a ruler’s words faithfully (yathāvat, samagram) and with proper decorum (beginning with praise), avoiding exaggeration, omission, or distortion.

What is happening in the narrative?

The king’s purohita, entrusted with a message, approaches the concerned party, offers courteous praise, and then delivers the king’s full statement in the exact order it was given, narrating it sequentially.