Shloka 54

Svargārohaṇa-parva Adhyāya 2 — Yudhiṣṭhira’s Inquiry for His Kin and the Vision of a Punitive Realm

Devanagari script

निवेदयामास च तद्‌ धर्मराजचिकीर्षितम्‌ | यथोक्तं धर्मपुत्रेण सर्वमेव जनाधिप,नरेश्वर! दूतने वहाँ धर्मपुत्र युधिष्ठिरकी कही हुई सारी बातें कह सुनायीं और यह भी निवेदन कर दिया कि वे क्या करना चाहते हैं

Transliteration

nivedayāmāsa ca tad dharmarāja-cikīrṣitam | yathoktaṁ dharmaputreṇa sarvam eva janādhipa naraśvara |

Translation

Vaiśampāyana nói: Sứ giả đã tâu lại đầy đủ với bậc vương giả của loài người đúng như những lời Dharmaputra Yudhiṣṭhira đã nói, và cũng trình bày ý định của ngài—điều vị vua công chính muốn làm—đặt quyết tâm ấy trước bậc chí tôn theo đúng đạo dharma.

Word by Word

• निवेदयामास: reported / informed
• निवेदयामास: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: निवेदय् (नि+विद्/वेदय्)
• Form: लिट् (परिप्रास/ऐतिहासिक-परफेक्ट), परस्मैपदम्, 3, singular

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

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

• धर्मराजचिकीर्षितम्: the intended act/purpose of Dharmaraja
• धर्मराजचिकीर्षितम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्मराज-चिकीर्षित
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

• यथा: as / according to
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा

• उक्तम्: said / spoken
• उक्तम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उक्त (वच्)
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

• धर्मपुत्रेण: by the son of Dharma (Yudhiṣṭhira)
• धर्मपुत्रेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्मपुत्र
• Form: masculine, instrumental, singular

• सर्वम्: all
• सर्वम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

• एव: indeed / just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• जनाधिप: O lord of people
• Type: Noun
• Root: जनाधिप
• Form: masculine, vocative, singular

• नरेश्वर: O king / lord of men
• Type: Noun
• Root: नरेश्वर
• Form: masculine, vocative, singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Dharmarāja (Yudhiṣṭhira / Dharmaputra)
• janādhipa (a king addressed)
• naraśvara (a king addressed)
• dūta (messenger, implied by context)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights dharmic communication: a messenger must convey both the exact words and the true intention of the righteous king, emphasizing fidelity, responsibility, and ethical transparency in royal affairs.

What is happening in the narrative?

A messenger delivers to a ruler the complete message spoken by Yudhiṣṭhira (Dharmaputra) and additionally reports what Yudhiṣṭhira intends to do next, moving the story forward by formally presenting his resolve.