Shloka 8

प्राग्ज्योतिषे वज्रदत्त-धनंजय-समागमः

Vajradatta Confronts Dhanaṃjaya at Prāgjyotiṣa

Devanagari script

स तदा तद्‌ वच: श्रुत्वा धर्मराजस्य धीमतः । तान्‌ निवर्तध्वमित्याह न न्यवर्तन्त चापि ते

Transliteration

sa tadā tad vacaḥ śrutvā dharmarājasya dhīmataḥ | tān nivartadhvam ity āha na nyavartanta cāpi te ||

Translation

当时他听见睿智的法王之言，便遵命对他们说道：“退回去。”然而他们仍不肯退。此段强调正义命令的伦理分量，也显出当它被拒绝时所呈现的道德失序。

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तदा: then
• तदा: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• वचः: speech; words
• वचः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचस्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Karana
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral here)

• धर्मराजस्य: of Dharmaraja (Yudhishthira)
• धर्मराजस्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्मराज
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• धीमतः: of the wise
• धीमतः: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धीमत्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• तान्: them
• तान्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• निवर्तध्वम्: turn back; return (you all)
• Type: Verb
• Root: निवृत् (नि+वृत्)
• Form: Loṭ (imperative), Ātmanepada, Second, Plural

• इति: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

• आह: said
• Type: Verb
• Root: अह्
• Form: Liṭ (perfect), Parasmaipada, Third, Singular

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

• न्यवर्तन्त: they did not turn back
• Type: Verb
• Root: निवृत् (नि+वृत्)
• Form: Laṅ (imperfect/past), Ātmanepada, Third, Plural

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

• अपि: even; also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• ते: they
• ते: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Dharmarāja (Yudhiṣṭhira)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

A command grounded in dharma carries ethical authority; refusing to desist after such counsel signals adharma and invites further conflict.

What is happening in the narrative?

After hearing Dharmarāja’s words, the speaker reports that an order was given to the opposing party to withdraw, but they did not comply and continued their course.