Shloka 29

Svargārohaṇa-parva Adhyāya 2 — Yudhiṣṭhira’s Inquiry for His Kin and the Vision of a Punitive Realm

Devanagari script

निवर्तितव्यो हि मया तथास्म्युक्तो दिवौकसै: | यदि श्रान्तो$सि राजेन्द्र त्वमथागन्तुमरहसि,“महाराज! देवताओंने मुझसे कहा है कि जब युधिष्ठिर थक जायेँ तब उन्हें वापस लौटा लाना; अतः अब मुझे आपको लौटा ले चलना है। यदि आप थक गये हों तो मेरे साथ आइये”

Transliteration

nivartitavyo hi mayā tathāsm yukto divaukasaḥ | yadi śrānto 'si rājendra tvam athāgantum arhasi ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: “I have been instructed by the gods that I must bring you back when Yudhiṣṭhira becomes weary. Therefore I must now lead you back. If you are indeed tired, O best of kings, then you should come with me.”

Word by Word

निवर्तितव्यःto be brought back / must be returned

हिindeed/for

मयाby me

तथाthus/so

अस्मिI am

उक्तःtold/commanded

दिवौकसैःby the gods (heaven-dwellers)

यदिif

श्रान्तःtired

असिyou are

राजेन्द्रO king of kings

त्वम्you

अथthen/now

आगन्तुम्to come

अर्हसिyou should/are fit to

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśaṃpāyana

divaukasaḥ (the gods)

Yudhiṣṭhira

rājendra (the addressed king)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes