Shloka 45

उपदेशदोषप्रसङ्गः (Upadeśa-doṣa-prasaṅgaḥ) — The Risk of Misapplied Counsel

Devanagari script

ततोअब्रवीन्नरेन्द्रे स पुरोधा भरतर्षभ,भरतश्रेष्ठ! फिर पुरोहित राजासे इस प्रकार बोले--“महातेजस्वी नरेश! मैं आपका दिया हुआ एक वर प्राप्त करना चाहता हूँ

Transliteration

tato 'bravīn narendre sa purodhā bharatarṣabha | bharataśreṣṭha! punaḥ purohito rājānam evam uvāca— “mahātejasvin nareśa! ahaṁ tvayā dattaṁ ekam varaṁ prārthaye” ||

Translation

Bấy giờ vị tế sư hoàng gia thưa với nhà vua: “Hỡi tráng sĩ bậc nhất của dòng Bharata, hỡi người ưu tú nhất trong họ Bharata! Tâu Đại vương oai quang, thần muốn xin nhận một ân huệ duy nhất mà bệ hạ đã ban.”

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

• अब्रवीत्: said, spoke
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू
• Form: Lung (Aorist), 3, singular, Parasmaipada

• नरेन्द्रम्: the king (lord of men)
• नरेन्द्रम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: नरेन्द्र
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• पुरोधाः: the family priest, chaplain
• पुरोधाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरोधा
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• भरतर्षभ: O bull among the Bharatas
• Type: Noun
• Root: भरतर्षभ
• Form: masculine, vocative, singular

• भरतश्रेष्ठ: O best of the Bharatas
• Type: Noun
• Root: भरतश्रेष्ठ
• Form: masculine, vocative, singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhishma (speaker)
• King (Narendra/Nareśa)
• Royal priest (Purohita/Purodhā)
• Bharata lineage (Bharata)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights dharmic procedure in governance: boons and requests are framed within formal speech, honorific address, and mutual obligations—kingly generosity on one side and priestly guidance and restraint on the other.

What is happening in the narrative?

A royal priest speaks to the king, respectfully invoking Bharata-lineage honorifics, and asks to receive a single boon that the king has offered or promised.