Shloka 1

Devanagari script

(दाक्षिणात्य अधिक पाठका १ श्लोक मिलाकर कुल २६ श्लोक हैं) ऑपनआक्रात बछ। अर: एकोनविशर्त्याधिकद्विशततमो<् ध्याय: यादवोंकी युद्धके लिये तैयारी और अर्जुनके प्रति बलरामजीके क्रोधपूर्ण उद्गार वैशम्पायन उवाच ततः संवादिते तस्मिन्ननुज्ञातो धनंजय: । गतां रैवतके कन्यां विदित्वा जनमेजय

Transliteration

Vaiśampāyana uvāca | tataḥ saṃvāditе tasminn anuñjñāto dhanaṃjayaḥ | gatāṃ raivatake kanyāṃ viditvā janamejaya ||

Translation

قال فايشَمبايانا: لما انتهى ذلك الحوار، أُذِنَ لدهانَنْجَيا (أرجونا) بالانصراف، فعلم—يا جاناميجايا—أن عذراء رايفاتاكا قد مضت. وهكذا ينتقل السرد من المشورة إلى الفعل: فمتى صدر الإذن وبلغ الخبر الجديد، انقادَت خطوة أرجونا التالية للدَّرما، ولما يليق من الأدب، وللظروف السياسية التي كانت تتكشف بين اليادافا.

Word by Word

वैशम्पायनःVaiśampāyana

उवाचsaid

ततःthen/thereupon

संवादितेwhen (it was) conversed/discussed

तस्मिन्in that (matter/time)

अनुज्ञातःhaving been permitted

धनंजयःDhanañjaya (Arjuna)

गताम्gone (having gone)

रैवतकेto/on Raivataka (mountain)

कन्याम्the maiden/daughter

विदित्वाhaving known/learning

जनमेजयO Janamejaya

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Dhanaṃjaya (Arjuna)

Janamejaya

Raivataka

kanyā (the maiden/daughter of Raivataka)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights disciplined action: after proper deliberation (saṃvāda) and receiving due permission (anujñā), one proceeds based on accurate knowledge (viditvā). Ethically, it models restraint and propriety—decisions are not impulsive but grounded in counsel, consent, and clear information.

What is happening in the narrative?

The conversation has ended, and Arjuna is formally allowed to leave. He then learns that the maiden associated with Raivataka has gone, which sets up the next movement of the story connected with the Yādavas’ situation and the tensions that will include Balarāma’s angry remarks toward Arjuna (as indicated by the chapter theme).