Shloka 9

Devanagari script

उवाच चैन मधुरं नृपं शान्तनवो नृप: । प्रविशस्व पुरी राजन्‌ व्येतु ते मानसो ज्वरः

Transliteration

uvāca caina madhuraṁ nṛpaṁ śāntanavo nṛpaḥ | praviśasva purīṁ rājan vyetu te mānaso jvaraḥ ||

Translation

毗湿摩波耶那说：于是，善提奴之子（毗湿摩）以柔和之言对国王说道：“大王，请今入城；愿你心中的热恼——忧惧与焦灼——尽皆消散。”

Word by Word

• उवाच: said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect (Paroksha-bhuta), 3, Singular, Parasmaipada

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

• एनम्: him
• एनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (एतद्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• मधुरम्: sweetly / pleasant (words)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मधुर
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• नृपम्: the king
• नृपम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृप
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• शान्तनवः: the son/descendant of Śāntanu (Bhīṣma)
• शान्तनवः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शान्तनु (तत्सुत-सम्बन्धे अपत्य/वंशज)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• नृपः: the king
• नृपः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृप
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• प्रविशस्व: enter
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-विश्
• Form: Imperative, 2, Singular, Atmanepada

• पुरीम्: the city
• पुरीम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरी
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• राजन्: O king
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• व्येतु: may it go away / depart
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-इ (वि + एति)
• Form: Imperative (benedictive sense), 3, Singular, Parasmaipada

• ते: of you / your
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: Genitive, Singular

• मानसः: mental, of the mind
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मानस
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• ज्वरः: fever; distress
• ज्वरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्वर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Bhīṣma (Śāntanava)
• the king (nṛpa/rājan)
• purī (the city)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the ethical power of gentle, well-timed counsel: a ruler’s inner agitation (mānaso jvara) should be soothed through compassionate speech and a return to rightful, orderly action rather than impulsive reaction.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana narrates that Bhīṣma, the Śāntanava, addresses the king with sweet words, urging him to enter the city and blessing him that his mental distress will subside.