Shloka 12

Āśvamedhika-parva, Adhyāya 14

Consolation of Yudhiṣṭhira; Rites and Gifts; Return to Hastināpura

Devanagari script

एवमुक्तास्तु ते राज्ञा सर्व एव महर्षय: । अभ्यनुज्ञाप्य राजानं तथोभौ कृष्णफाल्गुनौ

Transliteration

evam uktās tu te rājñā sarva eva maharṣayaḥ | abhyanujñāpya rājānaṃ tathobhau kṛṣṇa-phālgunau ||

Translation

فلما خاطبهم الملك على هذا النحو، استأذن جميعُ أولئك المها رِشيّين ملكَ يودهيشثيرا، وكذلك كِرِشنا وفالغونا (أرجونا)، ثم توارَوا عن ذلك الموضع على مرأى من الجميع. وبعد أن ودّعهم دارمابوترا يودهيشثيرا بإجلال، بقي جالسًا هناك.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम्

• उक्ताः: having been addressed/said to
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वच्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural, क्त (past passive participle)

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

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

• राज्ञा: by the king
• राज्ञा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• सर्वे: all
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• एव: indeed/just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• महर्षयः: great sages
• महर्षयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: महर्षि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• अभ्यनुज्ञाप्य: having taken leave/asked permission
• Type: Verb
• Root: ज्ञा
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), अभि + अनु

• राजानम्: the king
• राजानम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• तथा: likewise/also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• उभौ: both
• उभौ: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उभ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Dual

• कृष्ण: Krishna
• कृष्ण: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Dual

• फाल्गुनौ: Arjuna (Phalguna)
• फाल्गुनौ: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: फाल्गुन
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Dual

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Kṛṣṇa
• Phālguna (Arjuna)
• Maharṣis (great sages)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights royal humility and dharmic etiquette: even exalted sages formally take leave, and the king responds with respectful composure. Gratitude and proper permission-taking are shown as ethical norms sustaining social and spiritual order.

What is happening in the narrative?

After being addressed by King Yudhiṣṭhira, the assembled sages request leave from him and also from Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna. Then they disappear from sight before everyone, and Yudhiṣṭhira, having bid them farewell, remains seated.