Shloka 16
Devanagari script
सूतस्त्वधिरथ: पुत्र विवृद्धं समयेन तम् । दृष्टवा प्रस्थापयामास पुरं वारणसाह्दयम्,अधिरथ सूतने अपने पुत्रको बड़ा हुआ देख उसे यथासमय हस्तिनापुर भेज दिया
Transliteration
sūtastv adhirathaḥ putra vivṛddhaṃ samayena tam | dṛṣṭvā prasthāpayāmāsa puraṃ vāraṇasāhdayam ||
Translation
毗湿摩波耶那说：车夫阿提罗陀见那少年已按时长成，便在适当之时将他送往城都——哈斯提那补罗。
Word by Word
सूतःthe charioteer
सूतः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसूत
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तुbut/indeed
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
अधिरथःAdhiratha
अधिरथः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअधिरथ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
पुत्रम्son
पुत्रम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपुत्र
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
विवृद्धम्grown up, fully grown
विवृद्धम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootविवृद्ध
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
समयेनin due course / at the proper time
समयेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootसमय
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
तम्him
तम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
दृष्ट्वाhaving seen
दृष्ट्वा:
TypeVerb
Rootदृश्
FormAbsolutive (क्त्वा), Parasmaipada/Atmanepada-neutral
प्रस्थापयामासsent forth, dispatched
प्रस्थापयामास:
TypeVerb
Rootप्र-स्था (causative: प्रस्थापयति)
FormPerfect (लिट्), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
पुरम्to the city
पुरम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपुर
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
वारणसाह्वयम्named Vāraṇasa (i.e., Hastināpura)
वारणसाह्वयम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootवारणसाह्वय
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
VaiśampāyanaA
AdhirathaS
sūta (charioteer)H
HastināpuraCharacter Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
A caretaker’s dharma includes recognizing maturity and providing timely opportunities; when a youth is ready, one should guide them toward the environment where their abilities and responsibilities can properly develop.
Vaiśampāyana narrates that Adhiratha, a charioteer, observes his son has grown up and therefore sends him, at the appropriate time, to the royal city (Hastināpura), implying entry into wider social and political life.