Shloka 7

Devanagari script

वैशम्पायन उवाच तथेतिवादिनं मत्स्यं कौरवेया: पृथक्‌ पृथक्‌ । ऊचुः: प्राउज्जलय: सर्वे युधिछ्िरपुरोगमा:,वैशम्पायनजी कहते हैं--इस प्रकार कहनेवाले मत्स्यराजसे युधिष्ठिर आदि सभी कुरुवंशी पृथक्‌ू-पृथक्‌ हाथ जोड़कर बोले--

Transliteration

vaiśampāyana uvāca | tatheti-vādinaṃ matsyaṃ kauraveyāḥ pṛthak pṛthak ūcuḥ prāñjalayaḥ sarve yudhiṣṭhira-purogamāḥ |

Translation

বৈশম্পায়নে ক’লে—মৎস্যৰাজে এনেদৰে কোৱাৰ পাছত, যুধিষ্ঠিৰক আগত ৰাখি কৌৰৱবংশীয় সকলোৱে পৃথক পৃথকভাবে কৰজোড়ে উত্তৰ দিলে।

Word by Word

वैशम्पायनःVaiśampāyana

उवाचsaid

तथाthus/so

इतिthus (quotative)

वादिनम्the one who spoke/speaking (person)

मत्स्यम्the Matsya (king/realm)

कौरवेयाःthe Kaurava-descended (Pandavas)

पृथक्separately

पृथक्each separately

ऊचुःsaid/spoke

प्राञ्जलयःwith joined palms (reverently)

सर्वेall

युधिष्ठिरपुरोगमाःhaving Yudhiṣṭhira in front/led by Yudhiṣṭhira

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Matsya (Virāṭa, Matsya king)

Kauraveyāḥ (Kuru princes/Pāṇḍavas)

Yudhiṣṭhira

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 dharmic conduct expressed as humility and respectful speech: even powerful figures (the Kuru princes led by Yudhiṣṭhira) respond with restraint and courtesy, acknowledging social order and the host-guest relationship.

What is happening in the narrative?

After the Matsya king speaks, the Pāṇḍavas—described as Kuru descendants—reply individually with folded hands, with Yudhiṣṭhira leading. It depicts a formal courtly exchange during their time in the Matsya kingdom.