Shloka 16

Rājarṣi-samāgamaḥ — Yudhiṣṭhirasya Dharma-parīkṣā ca

Meeting the Royal Sage and a Dharmic Audit

Devanagari script

उक्तस्त्वेवं तया राजा यमाविदमथाब्रवीत्‌ | गच्छाम सहितास्तूर्ण येन यातो वृकोदर:,द्रौपदीके ऐसा कहनेपर राजा युधिष्ठिरने नकुल-सहदेवसे इस प्रकार कहा--“अब हम लोग भी एक साथ शीघ्र ही उस मार्गपर चलें' जिससे भीमसेन गये हैं

Transliteration

uktas tv evaṁ tayā rājā yamāv idam athābravīt | gacchāma sahitās tūrṇaṁ yena yāto vṛkodaraḥ ||

Translation

So von ihr angesprochen, wandte sich König Yudhiṣṭhira an die Zwillingsbrüder: „Kommt — lasst uns alle gemeinsam unverzüglich, schnell, genau auf dem Pfad gehen, den Vṛkodara (Bhīma) genommen hat.“

Word by Word

उक्तःhaving been spoken/said

तुbut/indeed

एवम्thus/in this manner

तयाby her

राजाthe king

यमौthe twins (Nakula and Sahadeva)

इदम्this

अथthen/thereupon

अब्रवीत्said/spoke

गच्छामlet us go / we go

सहिताःtogether/accompanied

तूर्णम्quickly

येनby which (way)/along which

यातःgone

वृकोदरःVrikodara (Bhima)

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Yudhiṣṭhira

Nakula

Sahadeva

Vṛkodara (Bhīma)

Draupadī

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights dharmic leadership through collective responsibility: Yudhiṣṭhira chooses to move together with the twins, emphasizing unity, mutual protection, and prompt action when a companion (Bhīma) has gone ahead.

What is happening in the narrative?

After being addressed by Draupadī, Yudhiṣṭhira speaks to Nakula and Sahadeva, urging them to proceed quickly and together along the same route taken by Bhīma (Vṛkodara).