Shloka 8

Udyoga Parva, Adhyaya 31 — Yudhiṣṭhira’s Instructions to Sañjaya

Peace Appeal and Five-Village Proposal

Devanagari script

संजय उवाच संजयो<हं भूमिपते नमस्ते प्राप्तोडस्मि गत्वा नरदेव पाण्डवान्‌ | अभिवाद्य त्वां पाण्डुपुत्रो मनस्वी युधिष्िर: कुशलं चान्वपृच्छत्‌,संजय बोला--भूपाल! आपको नमस्कार है। नरदेव! मैं संजय हूँ और पाण्डवोंके पास जाकर लौटा हूँ। उदारचित्त पाण्डुपुत्र युधिष्ठिरे आपको प्रणाम करके आपकी कुशल पूछी है

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca— sañjayo ’haṃ bhūmipate namas te prāpto ’smi gatvā naradeva pāṇḍavān | abhivādya tvāṃ pāṇḍuputro manasvī yudhiṣṭhiraḥ kuśalaṃ cānvapṛcchat ||

Translation

Sanjaya said: “O lord of the land, salutations to you. O king among men, I am Sanjaya; having gone to the Pāṇḍavas, I have now returned. The high-minded son of Pāṇḍu, Yudhiṣṭhira, after paying you respectful homage, inquired after your welfare.”

Word by Word

• {'sañjaya uvāca': 'Sanjaya said', 'bhūmipati': 'lord of the earth

• ruler, king', 'namas te': 'salutations to you', 'prāptaḥ asmi': 'I have arrived / I have returned', 'gatvā': 'having gone', 'naradeva': 'god among men

• king', 'pāṇḍavān': 'the Pāṇḍavas (sons of Pāṇḍu)', 'abhivādya': 'having greeted / having paid respects', 'tvām': 'to you', 'pāṇḍuputra': 'son of Pāṇḍu', 'manasvī': 'high-minded, noble in spirit', 'yudhiṣṭhiraḥ': 'Yudhiṣṭhira', 'kuśalam': 'welfare, well-being', 'anvapṛcchat': 'asked after, inquired'}

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sanjaya
• Dhritarashtra
• Pandavas
• Yudhishthira
• Pandu

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even amid looming conflict, dharmic conduct is maintained through respectful address, proper greetings, and concern for the other party’s welfare—signs of restraint and ethical diplomacy.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sanjaya reports back at the Kuru court to Dhṛtarāṣṭra after visiting the Pāṇḍavas, conveying that Yudhiṣṭhira respectfully greeted the king and asked about his well-being.