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Mahabharata — Virata Parva, Shloka 1

आचार्य-क्षमा, देśa–kāla-नīti, तथा भेद-दोषः

Teacher-Reconciliation, Timing-Policy, and the Fault of Factionalism

Devanagari script

(दाक्षिणात्य अधिक पाठके ६ श्लोक मिलाकर कुल ४७ श्लोक हैं।) अर हट (0) है षट्चत्वारिशो5 ध्याय: उत्तरके रथपर अर्जुनको ध्वजकी प्राप्ति

Transliteration

vaibamp01yana uv01ca |

uttara s01rathi kftv01 bam2b kftv01 pradaksi47am |

01yudha sarvam 01d01ya prayayau p01470avar63abha25 ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana sprach: „O Janamejaya! Arjuna, der Stier unter den Pāṇḍavas, machte Uttara zu seinem Wagenlenker; und nachdem er den śamī-Baum in Pradakṣiṇa umschritten hatte, nahm er all seine Waffen an sich und zog in die Schlacht.“

Word by Word

वैशम्पायनःVaishampayana

उवाचsaid

उत्तरम्Uttara (the prince)

सारथिम्charioteer

कृत्वाhaving made

शमीम्the Shami tree

कृत्वाhaving done/made

प्रदक्षिणम्circumambulation (keeping right side)

आयुधम्weaponry/arms

सर्वम्all, entire

आदायhaving taken

प्रययौset out, went forth

पाण्डवर्षभःthe bull among the Pandavas (best of the Pandavas)

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaibamp01yana

Uttara

Arjuna

bam2b tree

weapons (01yudha)

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?

Even in warfare, action should be governed by dharma and mindfulness: Arjuna prepares through a reverential rite (pradak63i4701) and then takes up arms as a duty-bound protector, not from impulse or cruelty.

What is happening in the narrative?

Arjuna appoints Prince Uttara as his charioteer, circumambulates the bam2b tree, gathers his weapons, and departs to face the impending battle.