Shloka 15

Book 3 (Āraṇyaka-parva), Adhyāya 13 — Alliance Gathering; Arjuna’s Praise of Keśava; Draupadī’s Duḥkha-nivedana; Assurances and Vows

Devanagari script

सो>हमेत्य कुरुश्रेष्ठ द्वारकां पाण्डुनन्दन । अश्रौषं त्वां व्यसनिनं युयुधानादू यथातथम्‌,कुरुप्रवर पाण्डुनन्दन! जब मैं द्वारकामें आया, तब सात्यकिसे आपके संकटमें पड़नेका यथावत्‌ समाचार सुना

Transliteration

so ’ham ity a kuruśreṣṭha dvārakāṃ pāṇḍunandana | aśrauṣaṃ tvāṃ vyasaninaṃ yuyudhānād yathātatham ||

Translation

„So kam ich (gleichsam sprechend: ‚Hier bin ich‘), o Bester der Kurus, o Freude der Pāṇḍus, nach Dvārakā. Dort vernahm ich von Yuyudhāna den vollständigen und getreuen Bericht über deine Not.“

Word by Word

सःhe (I, in context)

अहम्I

इतिthus

कुरुश्रेष्ठO best of the Kurus

द्वारकाम्to Dvārakā

पाण्डुनन्दनO son of Pāṇḍu

अश्रौषम्I heard

त्वाम्you

व्यसनिनम्in distress / afflicted by calamity

युयुधानात्from Yuyudhāna (Sātyaki)

यथाas / according to

तथम्so / in that manner (duly, correctly)

Speaker

वायुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vāyudeva

Pāṇḍunandana (a Pāṇḍava)

Yuyudhāna (Sātyaki)

Dvārakā

Kuru

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

In times of crisis, dharma is supported by truthful communication and timely assistance: accurate reporting (yathātatham) enables responsible action and solidarity with those afflicted.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vāyudeva addresses a Pāṇḍava, stating that he went to Dvārakā and there learned from Yuyudhāna (Sātyaki) the precise details of the Pāṇḍava’s misfortune, setting the stage for response and support.