Shloka 2

Vyāsa’s Counsel to the Concealed Pāṇḍavas; Śaṃkara’s Boon and the Predestination of Draupadī

Chapter 157

Devanagari script

वैशम्पायन उवाच एकचक्रां गतास्ते तु कुन्तीपुत्रा महारथा: । ऊषुर्नातिचिरं काल ब्राह्मणस्य निवेशने,वैशम्पायनजीने कहा--राजन्‌! एकचक्रा नगरीमें जाकर महारथी कुन्तीपुत्र थोड़े दिनोंतक एक ब्राह्मणके घरमें रहे

Transliteration

vaiśampāyana uvāca | ekacakrāṃ gatās te tu kuntīputrā mahārathāḥ | ūṣur nāticiraṃ kālaṃ brāhmaṇasya niveśane ||

Translation

قال فيشمبايانا (Vaiśampāyana): «أيها الملك، إن أبناءَ كونتي (Kuntī) من المَهارَثَة قد قصدوا مدينةَ إكاجاكرا (Ekacakrā)، وأقاموا زمنًا غير طويل في منزلِ براهمن (brāhmaṇa).»

Word by Word

• वैशम्पायनः: Vaishampayana
• वैशम्पायनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैशम्पायन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उवाच: said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect (Paroksha), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• एकचक्राम्: to Ekachakra (city)
• एकचक्राम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: एकचक्रा
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• गताः: having gone / gone
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम्
• Form: Past active participle (क्त), Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• ते: they
• ते: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• तु: but / indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• कुन्तीपुत्राः: sons of Kunti
• कुन्तीपुत्राः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुन्तीपुत्र
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• महारथाः: great chariot-warriors
• महारथाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: महारथ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• ऊषुः: dwelt / stayed
• Type: Verb
• Root: वस्
• Form: Perfect (Paroksha), 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• अतिचिरम्: very long (time)
• अतिचिरम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अतिचिर
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• कालम्: time
• कालम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• ब्राह्मणस्य: of a Brahmin
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• निवेशने: in the dwelling/house
• निवेशने: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: निवेशन
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Kuntīputrāḥ (Pāṇḍavas)
• Ekacakrā
• Brāhmaṇa (householder host)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even the powerful should practice restraint and humility: the Pāṇḍavas accept simple shelter with a brāhmaṇa, honoring social dharma (respect for householders and guests) while acting prudently for safety during exile.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana reports that the Pāṇḍavas arrive at the town of Ekacakrā and stay for a short period in a brāhmaṇa’s home, setting the stage for subsequent events in that locale.