Shloka 18

Dyūta-kathā-praśnaḥ — Inquiry into the Dice-Game Calamity

Devanagari script

वैशम्पायन उवाच एवमुक्‍्त्वा स भगवान्‌ कैलासं पर्वतं ययौ । कृष्णद्वैपायनो व्यास: सह शिष्यै: श्रुतानुगै:,वैशम्पायनजी कहते हैं-जनमेजय! ऐसा कहकर भगवान्‌ कृष्ण द्वैपायन व्यास वेदमार्गका अनुसरण करनेवाले अपने शिष्योंके साथ कैलासपर्वतपर चले गये

Transliteration

vaiśampāyana uvāca: evam uktvā sa bhagavān kailāsaṃ parvataṃ yayau | kṛṣṇadvaipāyano vyāsaḥ saha śiṣyaiḥ śrutānugaiḥ ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: Having spoken thus, that revered sage—Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana Vyāsa—departed for Mount Kailāsa, accompanied by his disciples who followed the path of sacred learning.

Word by Word

वैशम्पायनःVaishampayana

उवाचsaid

एवम्thus

उक्त्वाhaving said

सःhe

भगवान्the Lord

कैलासम्Kailasa

पर्वतम्mountain

ययौwent

कृष्णद्वैपायनःKrishna-Dvaipayana

व्यासःVyasa

सहtogether with

शिष्यैःwith (his) disciples

श्रुतानुगैःfollowing the Veda/tradition (lit. following what is heard)

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Janamejaya

Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana Vyāsa

disciples (śiṣyāḥ)

Mount Kailāsa

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the sanctity of the guru–disciple lineage: true knowledge is preserved and transmitted through disciplined students who follow śruti (Vedic revelation) under the guidance of an authoritative seer like Vyāsa.

What is happening in the narrative?

After making a statement in the preceding context, Vyāsa departs for Mount Kailāsa, accompanied by his disciples; Vaiśampāyana reports this to King Janamejaya as a narrative transition to the next development.