Shloka 22

Devanagari script

तथा धौम्येन धर्मज्ञो वाक्यै: सम्परितोषित: । शास्त्रबुद्धया स्वबुद्धया च न चचाल युधिछिर:

Transliteration

tathā dhaumyena dharmajño vākyaiḥ samparitoṣitaḥ | śāstrabuddhyā svabuddhyā ca na cacāla yudhiṣṭhiraḥ ||

Translation

Vì thế, khi hiền triết Dhaumya dùng những lời lẽ hợp lý làm cho Yudhiṣṭhira—bậc am tường dharma—được thỏa lòng, thì Yudhiṣṭhira không hề dao động khỏi dharma, nhờ cả sự phân biệt dựa trên kinh điển lẫn trí tuệ vững vàng của chính mình.

Word by Word

• तथा: thus, in that manner
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• धौम्येन: by Dhaumya
• धौम्येन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: धौम्य
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• धर्मज्ञः: the knower of dharma
• धर्मज्ञः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्मज्ञ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• वाक्यैः: with words, by statements
• वाक्यैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• सम्परितोषितः: fully satisfied/pleased
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्परितोषित
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular, Past passive participle (क्त), सम्-परि-तुष्

• शास्त्रबुद्ध्या: by understanding based on scripture
• शास्त्रबुद्ध्या: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शास्त्रबुद्धि
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• स्वबुद्ध्या: by his own understanding
• स्वबुद्ध्या: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वबुद्धि
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

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

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• चचाल: moved, wavered
• Type: Verb
• Root: चल्
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• युधिष्ठिरः: Yudhishthira
• युधिष्ठिरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: युधिष्ठिर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Dhaumya
• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Śāstra

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

True steadiness in dharma arises from a harmony of śāstra-guided discernment (śāstrabuddhi) and one’s own clear reasoning (svabuddhi); wise counsel can restore composure without displacing personal moral responsibility.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana reports that the sage Dhaumya speaks to Yudhiṣṭhira with sound, reasoned words, satisfying and steadying him; as a result, Yudhiṣṭhira does not deviate from dharma.