Shloka 19
Devanagari script
ततस्तुष्टौी महात्मानौ सहदेवाय वानरौ । ऊचतुश्चैव संह्ृष्टौ प्रीतिपूर्वमिदं वच:,तब वे दोनों महात्मा वानर अत्यन्त प्रसन्न हो सहदेवसे प्रेमपूर्वक बोले--
Transliteration
tatas tuṣṭau mahātmānau sahadevāya vānarau | ūcatuś caiva saṁhṛṣṭau prītipūrvam idaṁ vacaḥ ||
Translation
于是，那两位高贵的猿者大为欢喜，满怀亲爱之情，欣然对萨诃提婆说道——
Word by Word
ततःthen, thereafter
ततः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः
FormAvyaya
तुष्टौpleased, satisfied (two)
तुष्टौ:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootतुष्ट
FormMasculine, Nominative, Dual
महात्मानौthe two great-souled ones
महात्मानौ:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमहात्मन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Dual
सहदेवायto Sahadeva
सहदेवाय:
Sampradana
TypeNoun
Rootसहदेव
FormMasculine, Dative, Singular
वानरौthe two monkeys
वानरौ:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootवानर
FormMasculine, Nominative, Dual
ऊचतुःthey said
ऊचतुः:
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
FormPerfect (Liṭ), 3rd person, Dual
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
FormAvyaya
एवindeed, just
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
FormAvyaya
संहृष्टौdelighted, overjoyed (two)
संहृष्टौ:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसंहृष्ट
FormMasculine, Nominative, Dual
प्रीतिपूर्वम्affectionately, with love beforehand
प्रीतिपूर्वम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्रीतिपूर्व
FormAvyaya (adverbial)
इदम्this
इदम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
वचःspeech, words
वचः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवचस्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
VaiśampāyanaS
SahadevaT
two vānaras (monkeys)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights ethical speech: approval and counsel should be offered with prīti (goodwill) and respectful joy, showing that right communication is grounded in benevolent intention.
Vaiśampāyana narrates that two noble vānaras become pleased and delighted, and then speak affectionately to Sahadeva, introducing the words they are about to say.