Shloka 563

Devanagari script

प्राप्रोत्वमितवीर्यश्रीरद्य पार्थो वसुन्धराम्‌ । “अमित पराक्रम और कान्तिसे सम्पन्न कुन्तीकुमार युधिष्ठिर आज आकाश, जल, पाताल, पर्वत और बड़े-बड़े वनोंसहित इस वसुधाको प्राप्त कर लें

Transliteration

prāprotvam itavīryaśrīr adya pārtho vasundharām |

Translation

Sañjaya said: “Today the son of Pṛthā—endowed with immeasurable prowess and royal splendor—will attain the earth (the kingdom).”

Word by Word

• प्राप्नोतु: may (he) obtain / let (him) obtain
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-आप् (प्राप्)
• Form: Lot (imperative/benedictive sense), Parasmaipada, 3rd, singular

• अमितवीर्यश्रीः: having immeasurable valor and splendor
• अमितवीर्यश्रीः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अमित-वीर्य-श्री
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• अद्य: today
• अद्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य

• पार्थः: Partha (son of Pritha; the Pandava)
• पार्थः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थ
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• वसुन्धराम्: the earth
• वसुन्धराम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसुन्धरा
• Form: feminine, accusative, singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Pārtha (son of Pṛthā/Kuntī)
• Vasundharā (Earth/kingdom)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Sovereignty (the ‘earth’) is portrayed as properly belonging to the dharmic claimant; martial excellence and royal fortune are meaningful when aligned with rightful order, not merely with conquest.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya, narrating the battlefield events, declares that ‘Pārtha’—a Pāṇḍava—will obtain the earth/kingdom today, indicating a decisive shift toward Pāṇḍava success and the restoration of rightful rule.