Shloka 38
Vyāsa’s Boon-Offer and Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Remorse in the Forest Assembly (आश्रमवासिक पर्व, अध्याय ३६)
Devanagari script
न शोचिततव्यं राजेन्द्र स्वतः स पृथिवीपति:
Transliteration
na śocitatavyaṃ rājendra svataḥ sa pṛthivīpatiḥ
Translation
那罗陀说道：“王中至善者啊，你不应悲恸。那位大地之主是循其自身的道路（业与命运）而至终局，并非因你之过。”
Word by Word
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
शोचिततव्यम्to be lamented / should be grieved for
शोचिततव्यम्:
TypeVerb
Rootशुच्
Formतव्यत् (gerundive/obligative), neuter, nominative, singular, passive necessity
राजेन्द्रO king of kings / O best of kings
राजेन्द्र:
TypeNoun
Rootराजेन्द्र
Formmasculine, vocative, singular
स्वतःof oneself; by oneself; naturally
स्वतः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootस्वतः
सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
पृथिवीपतिःlord of the earth; king
पृथिवीपतिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपृथिवीपति
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
Speaker
नारद उवाच
Characters & Entities
N
NāradaR
rājendra (the addressed king)P
pṛthivīpati (the king being spoken about)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
Nārada teaches restraint in grief: when a ruler’s downfall arises from his own actions and the working of destiny, one should not be consumed by lamentation but remain steady in dharma and discern responsibility accurately.
Nārada addresses a king (rājendra) to console him, stating that the ‘lord of the earth’ in question met his end through his own agency; the listener is urged not to mourn as though personally culpable.