Chapter 1 · Prathamo’dhyāyaḥ (First Chapter)
Verse 29–30
वैश्य उवाच ॥ २९ ॥ एवमेतद्यथा प्राह भवानस्मद्गतं वचः ॥ ३० ॥
vaiśya uvāca || 29 || ēvamētadyathā prāha bhavānasmadgataṁ vacaḥ || 30 ||
Translation
The merchant said: 'It is exactly as you have said, sir, this word that expresses my state.'
Word by word
- VaiŚya uvāca
- The VaiŚya said
- evam
- thus, exactly
- etat
- this
- yathā
- as
- prāha
- you have said
- bhavān
- you (honorific)
- asmadgatam
- pertaining to me, my state of mind
- vacaḥ
- word, statement
Meaning
The merchant acknowledges the king's insight. The king has perfectly articulated the internal conflict that the merchant himself cannot understand.