Shloka 17

Tīrtha-yātrā: Prayāga-saṅgama and Gayaśiras—Rājarṣi Gaya’s Mahāyajña

Devanagari script

ततः स पाण्डवश्रेष्ठो भ्रातृभि: सहितो वशी

Transliteration

tataḥ sa pāṇḍavaśreṣṭho bhrātṛbhiḥ sahito vaśī

Translation

ثم مضى أكرمُ الباندافا، ضابطًا لنفسه ثابتَ الجَنان، مع إخوته جميعًا—يتحركون في وحدةٍ منضبطة—إذ تنعطف الحكاية إلى خطوتهم التالية.

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (तद्-प्रातिपदिकात् अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (काल/क्रमवाचक)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• पाण्डवश्रेष्ठः: the best of the Pāṇḍavas
• पाण्डवश्रेष्ठः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डव + श्रेष्ठ
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• भ्रातृभिः: with (his) brothers
• भ्रातृभिः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भ्रातृ
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• सहितः: accompanied, together with
• सहितः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सहित (√सह्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• वशी: self-controlled, master of himself
• वशी: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वशिन्
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Pāṇḍavas
• the brothers of the Pāṇḍava leader (collective reference)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse foregrounds vaśitva—self-mastery—as a hallmark of righteous leadership: the foremost Pāṇḍava advances not impulsively but with disciplined restraint, supported by fraternal solidarity.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana signals a transition: the leading Pāṇḍava moves forward accompanied by his brothers, indicating coordinated action and unity as the episode continues.