Shloka 23

Devanagari script

सतुराजा द्विजं दृष्टवा तत्रैवान्तर्हितं तदा । बभूव विस्मयाविष्ट: पृथां च समपूजयत्‌,ब्राह्मगको अन्तर्हित हुआ देख उस समय राजाको बड़ा विस्मय हुआ और उन्होंने अपनी पुत्री कुन्तीका विशेष आदर-सत्कार किया

Transliteration

sa tu rājā dvijaṁ dṛṣṭvā tatraivāntarhitaṁ tadā | babhūva vismayāviṣṭaḥ pṛthāṁ ca samapūjayat ||

Translation

Thấy vị Bà-la-môn ấy biến mất ngay tại chỗ vào đúng khoảnh khắc ấy, nhà vua bàng hoàng kinh ngạc. Vì thế, ông dành cho Pṛthā (Kuntī) sự tôn kính và đãi ngộ đặc biệt.

Word by Word

• सः: he (that king)
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तु: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• राजा: king
• राजा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• द्विजम्: the brahmin (twice-born)
• द्विजम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral here)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र

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

• अन्तर्हितम्: disappeared/vanished
• अन्तर्हितम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्तर्हित
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle), धा (with antar- prefix; sense: to disappear/be concealed)

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

• बभूव: became/was
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• विस्मयाविष्टः: overcome/possessed by astonishment
• विस्मयाविष्टः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विस्मय-आविष्ट
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle), विश् (with ā- prefix; sense: entered/possessed)

• पृथाम्: Pritha (Kunti)
• पृथाम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पृथा
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

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

• समपूजयत्: honoured/worshipped respectfully
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज्
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada, सम्-

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• the king (rājā)
• dvija (brāhmaṇa)
• Pṛthā (Kuntī)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights dhārmic royal conduct: when confronted with an extraordinary event involving a brāhmaṇa, the king responds not with arrogance or suspicion but with reverence and heightened respect toward Pṛthā, modeling humility, hospitality, and proper regard for sanctity.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana narrates that a brāhmaṇa suddenly disappears in the king’s presence. The king, amazed by this miraculous vanishing, becomes filled with wonder and then honors Pṛthā (Kuntī) with special attention and respect.