Shloka 9

Devanagari script

तमब्रवीत्‌ कुन्तिभोज: प्रीतियुक्तमिदं वच: । एवमस्तु परं चेति पुनश्चैनमथाब्रवीत्‌,तब राजा कुन्तिभोजने बड़ी प्रसन्नताके साथ उत्तर दिया--“विप्रवर! “एवमस्तु'--जैसा आप चाहते हैं, वैसा ही होगा“, इतना कहकर वे फिर बोले--

Transliteration

tam abravīt kuntibhojaḥ prītiyuktam idaṃ vacaḥ | evam astu paraṃ ceti punaś cainam athābravīt |

Translation

Vaiśampāyana nói: Khi ấy Kuntibhoja, lòng tràn hoan hỷ, đáp lời đầy ân tình: “Được vậy; xin cứ đúng như ý ngài, hỡi bậc Bà-la-môn tối thượng.” Nói xong, nhà vua lại cất lời với ông—

Word by Word

तम्him

अब्रवीत्said/spoke

कुन्तिभोजःKuntibhoja

प्रीतियुक्तम्endowed with affection/pleased

इदम्this

वचःspeech/words

एवम्thus/so

अस्तुlet it be

परम्further/moreover

चand

इतिthus (quotative)

पुनःagain

चand

एनम्him (this person)

अथthen

अब्रवीत्said/spoke

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Kuntibhoja

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights dharmic conduct through courteous assent: a ruler responds with affection and respect, honoring a request—especially when addressed by a brahmin—thereby upholding social and ethical propriety.

What is happening in the narrative?

Kuntibhoja replies warmly to the person speaking to him, saying “evam astu” (“so be it, as you wish”), and then continues speaking, indicating acceptance and further instructions or discussion to follow.