Shloka 1

Śikhaṇḍin’s Transformation, Daśārṇa Verification, and Kubera’s Conditional Curse

Udyoga Parva 193

Devanagari script

अत्-४#-#क+ चतुन॑वर्त्याधेकशततमो< ध्याय: अर्जुनके द्वारा अपनी

Transliteration

Vaiśampāyana uvāca: etac chrutvā tu kaunteyaḥ sarvān bhrātṝn upāhvare āhūya bharataśreṣṭha idaṃ vacanam abravīt.

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: “O Janamejaya, best of the Bharatas, having heard this report, the son of Kuntī—Yudhiṣṭhira—summoned all his brothers to a secluded place and spoke these words.”

Word by Word

• एतत्: this (thing)
• एतत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage)

• तु: but/then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• कौन्तेयः: Kunti's son (Yudhiṣṭhira/Arjuna; here Yudhiṣṭhira by context)
• कौन्तेयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कौन्तेय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सर्वान्: all
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• भ्रातॄन्: brothers
• भ्रातॄन्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भ्रातृ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• उपाह्वरे: in a secluded place/aside
• उपाह्वरे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपाह्वर
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• आहूय: having summoned/called
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-ह्वा (धातु)
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage)

• भरतश्रेष्ठः: best of the Bharatas
• भरतश्रेष्ठः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भरत-श्रेष्ठ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• इदं: this
• इदं: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• वचनम्: speech/words
• वचनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचन
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अब्रवीत्: said/spoke
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Janamejaya
• Yudhiṣṭhira (Kaunteya)
• Pāṇḍava brothers (bhrātṛ-gaṇa)
• Kaurava army (contextual reference)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Before decisive action, a dharmic leader gathers accurate intelligence, consults trusted kin, and deliberates privately—showing restraint, responsibility, and strategic prudence rather than impulsive reaction.

What is happening in the narrative?

After receiving news about discussions within the Kaurava camp, Yudhiṣṭhira calls all his brothers to a secluded place to confer and then begins to speak, setting up the counsel that follows.