Shivaji Maharaj · Sanskrit Story
Shivaji Meets Dadoji Konddeo
शिवाजी दादोजिकोण्डदेवं मिलति
सभासद बखर · Sabhāsad Bakhar (c. 1694) · Beginner Sanskrit
Moral · नीतिः
गुरुः ज्ञानस्य दीपः।
guruḥ jñānasya dīpaḥ.
“The teacher is the lamp of knowledge.”
The Guardian Arrives
पुण्यनगरे एकः वृद्धः वीरः आगतः — दादोजिकोण्डदेवः। शाहजीमहाराजः तम् अयोजयत् यत् — "शिवाजिस्य संरक्षकः भव। तं सर्वम् शिक्षय।" जिजाबाई दादोजिम् शिवाजिस् पुरतः उपस्थाप्य अवदत् — "वत्स, एषः तव गुरुः।"
In Pune city, a brave elder arrived — Dadoji Konddeo. Shahaji Maharaj had appointed him: "Be Shivaji's guardian. Teach him everything." Jijabai, having presented Dadoji before Shivaji, said: "My child, this is your teacher."
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