Shloka 25

अध्याय ८ — शल्यस्य सत्कारः, वरदानं, पाण्डवसमागमश्च (Śalya’s Reception, the Boon, and Meeting the Pāṇḍavas)

Devanagari script

उपप्लव्यं स गत्वा तु स्कन्धावारं प्रविश्य च । पाण्डवानथ तानू सर्वान्‌ शल्यस्तत्र ददर्श ह,विराटनगरके उपप्लव्य नामक प्रदेशमें जाकर वे पाण्डवोंकी छावनीमें पहुँचे और वहीं उन सब पाण्डवोंसे मिले

Transliteration

upaplavyam sa gatvā tu skandhāvāraṁ praviśya ca | pāṇḍavān atha tān sarvān śalyas tatra dadarśa ha ||

Translation

Having gone to Upaplavya and entered the Pāṇḍavas’ military camp, Śalya there beheld all the Pāṇḍava brothers. The verse places his arrival amid the mobilization for war, highlighting the formal meeting of allies and the ethical weight of choosing sides on the eve of conflict.

Word by Word

• उपप्लव्यम्: to Upaplavya (place)
• उपप्लव्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपप्लव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• गत्वा: having gone
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Active

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

• स्कन्धावारम्: the military camp
• स्कन्धावारम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्कन्धावार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• प्रविश्य: having entered
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-विश् (धातु)
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Active

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• पाण्डवान्: the Pandavas
• पाण्डवान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• अथ: then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ

• तान्: those (them)
• तान्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

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

• शल्यः: Shalya
• शल्यः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शल्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र

• ददर्श: saw
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• ह: indeed (particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ह

Speaker

शल्य उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Śalya
• Pāṇḍavas
• Upaplavya
• Skandhāvāra (army camp)