Shloka 13

उद्योगपर्व — अध्याय ५ (कृष्णनीति: न्यायशम-उपदेशः; विराट-द्रुपदयोः सैन्यसमाह्वानम्)

Devanagari script

ततः सम्प्रेषयामास विराट: सह बान्धवै: । सर्वेषां भूमिपालानां द्रुपदश्च॒ महीपति:

Transliteration

tataḥ sampreṣayāmāsa virāṭaḥ saha bāndhavaiḥ | sarveṣāṃ bhūmipālānāṃ drupadaś ca mahīpatiḥ ||

Translation

Then King Virāṭa, together with his kinsmen, sent out messages; and so too did King Drupada—summoning the rulers of the earth.

Word by Word

• ततः: then/thereupon
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (तद्-प्रातिपदिकात् अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय

• सम्प्रेषयामास: sent forth/dispatched
• सम्प्रेषयामास: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-प्रेष् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परिप्रास/परस्मैपद), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• विराटः: Virata
• विराटः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: विराट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• सह: together with
• सह: Karana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय/उपसर्गार्थक)
• Form: अव्यय (साकं-अर्थे)

• बान्धवैः: with (his) kinsmen/relatives
• बान्धवैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: बान्धव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• सर्वेषाम्: of all
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (भूमिपालानाम् इति सम्बन्धे), षष्ठी, बहुवचन

• भूमिपालानाम्: of the kings (protectors of the earth)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूमिपाल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन

• द्रुपदः: Drupada
• द्रुपदः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रुपद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय

• महीपतिः: the king/lord of the earth
• महीपतिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: महीपति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Virāṭa
• Drupada
• bhūmipālāḥ (kings/rulers)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Righteous action in public life is strengthened through lawful procedure and accountable alliances: major decisions—especially those tending toward conflict—should be taken with due consultation, formal communication, and the participation of legitimate rulers rather than through impulsive force.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana reports that King Virāṭa, along with his relatives, and King Drupada as well, dispatch communications to the other kings—effectively calling them together and preparing a broader coalition for the consequential events that follow.