राजोवाच । भगवन् धर्मतत्त्वज्ञ ज्ञातज्ञेय विदांवर । कृतार्थोऽहं भवद्दृष्ट्या तदेव कुशलं मम ॥ ५० ॥
rājōvāca | bhagavan dharmatattvajña jñātajñēya vidāṁvara | kṛtārthō’haṁ bhavaddṛṣṭyā tadēva kuśalaṁ mama || 50 ||
Translation
The king said: Revered one, knower of the truth of dharma, best of the wise, who have known all there is to know: I am fulfilled by the sight of you. That itself is my welfare.
Word by word
- rājā
- the king
- uvāca
- said
- bhagavan
- revered one
- dharma
- dharma
- tattva
- the truth
- jña
- knower
- jñāta
- who have known
- jñēya
- what is to be known
- vidāṁ
- of the wise
- vara
- best
- kṛtārthaḥ
- fulfilled
- ahaṁ
- I
- bhavat
- your
- dṛṣṭyā
- by the sight
- tat
- that
- ēva
- itself
- kuśalaṁ
- welfare
- mama
- my
Meaning
Asked how he is, the king answers that meeting a knower of truth is his wellbeing: the attitude of a student who is ready.