Shloka 11
Devanagari script
इति तेषां वच: श्रुत्वा प्रत्युवाच समाहित: । मधुरै: प्रसृतैर्वाक्यै्हेतुमद्धिरनिष्ठरै:,उनकी ऐसी बात सुनकर सियार एकाग्रचित्त हो मधुर, विस्तृत, युक्तियुक्त तथा कोमल वचनोंद्वारा इस प्रकार बोला--
Transliteration
iti teṣāṃ vacaḥ śrutvā pratyuvāca samāhitaḥ | madhuraiḥ prasṛtair vākyair hetumadbhir aniṣṭharaiḥ ||
Translation
听了他们的话，豺狼心神安定、凝神以对，便回言答复；其辞甘美而铺陈周详，理据充足、善于劝服，却又温和不峻：
Word by Word
इतिthus
इति:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति
तेषाम्of them
तेषाम्:
Sambandha
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
Formmasculine/neuter, genitive, plural
वचःspeech/words
वचः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवचस्
Formneuter, accusative, singular
श्रुत्वाhaving heard
श्रुत्वा:
TypeVerb
Rootश्रु
Formक्त्वा (absolutive), active
प्रत्युवाचreplied/answered
प्रत्युवाच:
TypeVerb
Rootप्रति-उप-√वच्
Formperfect (लिट्), 3rd, singular, parasmaipada
समाहितःcomposed, attentive
समाहितः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसमाहित
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
मधुरैःwith sweet (words)
मधुरैः:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootमधुर
Formneuter, instrumental, plural
प्रसृतैःwith extended/spread-out (words)
प्रसृतैः:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रसृत
Formneuter, instrumental, plural
वाक्यैःwith sentences/utterances
वाक्यैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootवाक्य
Formneuter, instrumental, plural
हेतुमद्भिःwith reasoned (words)
हेतुमद्भिः:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootहेतुमत्
Formneuter, instrumental, plural
अनिष्ठरैःwith gentle/soft (words)
अनिष्ठरैः:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootअनिष्ठर
Formneuter, instrumental, plural
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Characters & Entities
Ś
śṛgāla (jackal)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
Effective counsel should be delivered with sweetness, clarity, and sound reasoning, while avoiding harshness—self-controlled speech strengthens ethical persuasion.
After listening to what others have said, the jackal responds calmly, choosing gentle, well-reasoned, and elaborated words—setting the tone for a moral or strategic reply.