Shloka 16
Adhyāya 59: On Giving to the Asker and Supporting the Non-asking (याचक-अयाचक-दाने धर्मः)
Devanagari script
श्रुत्वा हृष्टो> भवद् राजा वाक्यं चेदमुवाच ह । एवमस्त्विति धर्मात्मा तदा भरतसत्तम
Transliteration
śrutvā hṛṣṭo 'bhavad rājā vākyam cedam uvāca ha | evam astv iti dharmātmā tadā bharatasattama ||
Translation
王闻之大喜，遂说道：“就如此吧。”当时，那位秉持正法、为婆罗多族中最卓越者，便以此言应允，表明其依循达摩之心。
Word by Word
श्रुत्वाhaving heard
श्रुत्वा:
Adhikarana
TypeVerb
Rootश्रु (धातु)
Formक्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund), परस्मैपद-भाव
हृष्टःdelighted
हृष्टः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootहृष्ट (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अभवत्became
अभवत्:
TypeVerb
Rootभू (धातु)
FormImperfect (लङ्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
राजाthe king
राजा:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootराजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
वाक्यम्speech, words
वाक्यम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवाक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
इदम्this
इदम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
उवाचsaid
उवाच:
TypeVerb
Rootवच् (धातु)
FormPerfect (लिट्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
हindeed (particle)
ह:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootह
एवम्thus
एवम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएवम्
अस्तुlet it be
अस्तु:
TypeVerb
Rootअस् (धातु)
FormImperative (लोट्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
इतिthus (quotative)
इति:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति
धर्मात्माthe righteous-souled one
धर्मात्मा:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootधर्मात्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तदाthen
तदा:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतदा
भरतसत्तमःbest of the Bharatas
भरतसत्तमः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootभरतसत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Characters & Entities
R
rājā (the king)B
bharatasattama (best of the Bharatas)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
A dharmic person responds to sound counsel with clarity and willing assent; the phrase “evam astu” signals ethical agreement and readiness to act in accordance with dharma.
After hearing a preceding statement, the king is pleased and formally accepts it, replying “So be it,” and is described with honorific epithets emphasizing his righteousness and Bharata lineage.