Shloka 95

द्वैपायनह्रदे दुर्योधनान्वेषणम् / The Search for Duryodhana at Dvaipāyana Lake

Devanagari script

ततो<हं समनुज्ञाप्य राजानं सहकेशवम्‌ | प्रविष्टो हास्तिनपुरं रक्षल्लोंकान्‌ प्रधावितान्‌

Transliteration

tato 'haṃ samanujñāpya rājānaṃ saha-keśavam | praviṣṭo hāstinapuraṃ rakṣallokān pradhāvitān ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: “Then, having obtained permission from the king, together with Keśava (Kṛṣṇa), I entered Hāstinapura in order to protect the people who had fled in panic.”

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (तद्-प्रातिपदिकात् अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Gender: —, Case: Prathama, Number: Eka

• समनुज्ञाप्य: having obtained permission (having duly asked/been permitted)
• समनुज्ञाप्य: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + अनु + ज्ञा (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive (क्त्वान्त/ल्यप्), voice: parasmaipada-arthika (gerund), agent: same as finite verb

• राजानम्: the king
• राजानम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Gender: Pum, Case: Dvitiya, Number: Eka

• सह: together with
• सह: Karana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह
• Form: Avyaya

• केशवम्: Keshava (Krishna)
• केशवम्: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: केशव
• Form: Gender: Pum, Case: Dvitiya, Number: Eka

• प्रविष्टः: entered / having entered
• प्रविष्टः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + विश् (धातु)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Gender: Pum, Case: Prathama, Number: Eka

• हास्तिनपुरम्: Hastinapura
• हास्तिनपुरम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: हास्तिनपुर
• Form: Gender: Napum, Case: Dvitiya, Number: Eka

• रक्षन्: protecting
• रक्षन्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: रक्ष् (धातु)
• Form: Present active participle (शतृ), Gender: Pum, Case: Prathama, Number: Eka

• लोकान्: people
• लोकान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक
• Form: Gender: Pum, Case: Dvitiya, Number: Bahu

• प्रधावितान्: who had fled / who had run away
• प्रधावितान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र + धाव् (धातु)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Gender: Pum, Case: Dvitiya, Number: Bahu

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Keśava (Kṛṣṇa)
• Hāstinapura

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even after victory, dharma continues as the duty to protect and stabilize society; responsible leadership prioritizes the safety of frightened civilians and restores order rather than indulging in triumph.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that, with the consent of King Yudhiṣṭhira and in the presence/association of Kṛṣṇa (Keśava), he goes into Hāstinapura to safeguard people who have scattered and fled in fear.