Shloka 1

Devanagari script

[दाक्षिणात्य अधिक पाठका १ श्लोक मिलाकर कुल ४१ “लोक हैं।] नी ्रा पल हज निया धाइसिा त्रयोविशो<् ध्याय: संजयका युधिष्ठिससे मिलकर उनकी कुशल पूछना एवं युधिष्ठिरका संजयसे कौरवपक्षका कुशल-समाचार पूछते हुए उससे सारगर्भित प्रश्न करना वैशम्पायन उवाच राज्ञस्तु वचन श्रुत्वा धृतराष्ट्रस्य संजय: । उपप्लव्यं ययौ द्रष्टं पाण्डवानमितौजस:,वैशम्पायनजी कहते हैं--जनमेजय! राजा धृतराष्ट्रकी बात सुनकर संजय अमित तेजस्वी पाण्डवोंसे मिलनेके लिये उपप्लव्य गया

Transliteration

vaiśampāyana uvāca | rājñas tu vacanaṃ śrutvā dhṛtarāṣṭrasya sañjayaḥ | upaplavyaṃ yayau draṣṭuṃ pāṇḍavān amitaujasaḥ ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: Having heard the words of King Dhṛtarāṣṭra, Sañjaya set out for Upaplavya to meet the Pāṇḍavas, men of immeasurable prowess.

Word by Word

वैशम्पायनःVaiśampāyana

उवाचsaid/spoke

राज्ञःof the king

तुbut/indeed

वचनम्speech/words

श्रुत्वाhaving heard

धृतराष्ट्रस्यof Dhṛtarāṣṭra

संजयःSañjaya

उपप्लव्यम्to Upaplavya (place-name)

ययौwent

द्रष्टुम्to see/meet

पाण्डवान्the Pāṇḍavas

अमितौजसःof immeasurable vigor (mighty)

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Janamejaya

Dhṛtarāṣṭra

Sañjaya

Pāṇḍavas

Upaplavya

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even before open conflict, dharma operates through truthful communication and responsible diplomacy: a messenger’s role is to convey words accurately and to seek understanding, because counsel and information can either restrain or inflame adharma.

What is happening in the narrative?

After hearing Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s instructions, Sañjaya departs for Upaplavya to meet the Pāṇḍavas. This sets up an exchange of welfare-inquiries and politically weighty questions between the Kaurava court and the Pāṇḍava side.