Shloka 7

Arjuna’s Northern Conquests: Kimpuruṣa-lands, Hāṭaka, Mānasasaras, and the Harivarṣa Boundary

Devanagari script

इत्युक्त: प्रययौ पार्थ: सैन्येन महता55वृतः

Transliteration

Vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca | ity uktaḥ prayayau pārthaḥ sainyena mahatā vṛtaḥ | sa-sainyāḥ prayayuḥ sarve dharmarājena pūjitāḥ ||

Translation

বৈশম্পায়ন বললেন—এভাবে আদিষ্ট হয়ে পার্থ (অর্জুন) মহাসেনায় পরিবেষ্টিত হয়ে যাত্রা করল। তদ্রূপ ধর্মরাজের সম্মান লাভ করে অন্য সকল ভ্রাতাও নিজ নিজ সেনাসহ প্রস্থান করল।

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

• उक्तः: having been told/ordered
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वच्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle)

• प्रययौ: went forth/departed
• Type: Verb
• Root: या
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• पार्थः: Pārtha (Arjuna)
• पार्थः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सैन्येन: with an army
• सैन्येन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सैन्य
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• महता: great/large
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत्
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• आवृतः: surrounded/attended
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ-वृ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle)

• स: with
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद्

• सैन्याः: armies
• Type: Noun
• Root: सैन्य
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Plural

• प्रययुः: went forth/departed
• Type: Verb
• Root: या
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada

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

• धर्मराजेन: by Dharmarāja (Yudhiṣṭhira)
• धर्मराजेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्मराज
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• पूजिताः: honored/worshipped
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूज्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural, क्त (past passive participle)

Speaker

वैशग्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśaṃpāyana
• Pārtha (Arjuna)
• Dharmarāja (Yudhiṣṭhira)
• sainya (army)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights dharmic procedure in state action: even a forceful enterprise begins with clear instruction, royal authorization, and mutual honor—power is framed by duty, hierarchy, and respectful conduct.

What is happening in the narrative?

After receiving instructions, Arjuna departs accompanied by a large army; similarly, the others also set out with their forces, having been formally honored by Yudhiṣṭhira, marking the organized commencement of their expedition.