Shloka 7

Devanagari script

समाश्चास्य ततो राजा विगते कश्मले तदा । ततो मुहूर्तादिव त॑ ब्राह्मणं वाक्यमब्रवीत्‌,जब राजा जनक विश्राम कर चुके और उनके मोहका नाश हो गया, तब थोड़ी देर चुप रहनेके बाद वे ब्राह्मणसे बोले

Transliteration

samāśvāsya tato rājā vigate kaśmale tadā | tato muhūrtād iva taṁ brāhmaṇaṁ vākyam abravīt ||

Translation

Khi nhà vua đã lấy lại bình tĩnh và cơn mê mờ tan biến, sau một thoáng lặng im, ngài cất lời nói với vị Bà-la-môn.

Word by Word

• समाः: years
• समाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• अस्य: of him / his
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

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

• राजा: the king
• राजा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• विगते: when (it) had gone / after (it) had passed
• विगते: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि-गम् (धातु) → विगत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• कश्मले: in delusion / in confusion
• कश्मले: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कश्मल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• तदा: at that time
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा

• ततः: then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

• मुहूर्तात्: after a short while / from a moment
• मुहूर्तात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुहूर्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Ablative, Singular

• इव: as if
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव

• तं: him
• तं: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• ब्राह्मणं: the brahmin
• ब्राह्मणं: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• वाक्यम्: words / a statement
• वाक्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अब्रवीत्: said / spoke
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

ब्राह्मण उवाच

Characters & Entities

• rājā (king)
• brāhmaṇa (brahmin interlocutor)
• Janaka (as identified in the given Hindi gloss)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights an ethical prerequisite for right action and right inquiry: one should first regain inner composure and let delusion/confusion subside, and only then speak or seek counsel—especially in matters of dharma.

What is happening in the narrative?

The king (identified as Janaka in the accompanying gloss) has recovered from a troubled or deluded state; after a short silence he begins to speak to the brāhmaṇa, marking a transition into instruction or deliberation.