Shloka 1

Devanagari script

इस प्रकार श्रीमह्या भारत आश्रमवासिकपर्वके अन्तर्गत आश्रमवासपर्वमें युधिष्ठिरकी वनको यात्राविषयक बाईसवाँ अध्याय प्रा हुआ ॥/ २२ ॥। ऑपन-- माल बछ। ्::अ त्रयोविशो<् ध्याय: सेनासहित पाण्डवोंकी यात्रा और उनका कुरुक्षेत्रमें पहुँचना वैशम्पायन उवाच आज्ञापयामास ततः सेनां भरतसत्तम: | अर्जुनप्रमुखैर्गुप्तां लोकपालोपमैनरै:,वैशम्पायनजी कहते हैं-जनमेजय! तदनन्तर भरतकुलभूषण राजा युधिष्ठिरने लोकपालोंके समान पराक्रमी अर्जुन आदि वीरोंद्वारा सुरक्षित अपनी सेनाको कूच करनेकी आज्ञा दी

Transliteration

vaiśampāyana uvāca | ājñāpayāmāsa tataḥ senāṃ bharatasattamaḥ | arjunapramukhair guptāṃ lokapālopamair naraiḥ ||

Translation

বৈশম্পায়ন বললেন—জনমেজয়! তারপর ভরতশ্রেষ্ঠ রাজা যুধিষ্ঠির সেনাকে যাত্রার আদেশ দিলেন—অর্জুনপ্রমুখ বীরদের দ্বারা সুরক্ষিত, যারা লোকপালদের ন্যায় পরাক্রমশালী।

Word by Word

वैशम्पायनःVaishampayana

उवाचsaid

आज्ञापयामासcommanded / ordered

ततःthen / thereafter

सेनाम्army

भरतसत्तमःbest of the Bharatas

अर्जुनप्रमुखैःby those headed by Arjuna

गुप्ताम्protected / guarded

लोकपालोपमैःby (men) comparable to the world-guardians

नरैःby men / heroes

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Yudhiṣṭhira

Arjuna

Pāṇḍava army (senā)

Lokapālas (world-guardian deities)

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?

Dharma in governance includes orderly action and protection: even when moving toward a life of withdrawal, a king must act responsibly, ensuring the safety and discipline of those who accompany him.

What is happening in the narrative?

After the preceding events, Yudhiṣṭhira commands the army to march. The force is guarded by Arjuna and other foremost warriors, described as being like the Lokapālas in strength and vigilance.