Shloka 25

Devanagari script

वैशम्पायन उवाच युधिष्ठिरस्तु तच्छुत्वा वचस्तस्य दुरात्मन: । आचचतक्षे ततः सर्व गोत्रनामादि भारत,वैशम्पायनजी कहते हैं--भारत! उस दुरात्माकी बात सुनकर धर्मराज युधिष्ठिरने उसे गोत्र एवं नाम आदि सब बातोंका परिचय दिया

Transliteration

vaiśampāyana uvāca | yudhiṣṭhiras tu tac chrutvā vacas tasya durātmanaḥ | ācacakṣe tataḥ sarvaṁ gotranāmādi bhārata ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: O Bhārata, having heard the words of that wicked-minded man, Yudhiṣṭhira then disclosed to him everything—his lineage (gotra), name, and the other identifying particulars.

Word by Word

वैशम्पायनःVaiśampāyana

उवाचsaid

युधिष्ठिरःYudhiṣṭhira

तुbut/indeed

तत्that

श्रुत्वाhaving heard

वचःspeech/words

तस्यof him

दुरात्मनःof the wicked-souled one

आचचतक्षेhe told/declared (made known)

ततःthen/thereupon

सर्वम्all (entirely)

गोत्रनामादिclan and name etc.

भारतO Bhārata

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Yudhiṣṭhira

Bhārata

durātmā (unnamed wicked-minded man)

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 when confronted by a person of bad intent, Yudhiṣṭhira maintains dharmic conduct—speaking plainly and truthfully, without deceit. The verse underscores integrity and transparency as ethical strengths rather than vulnerabilities.

What is happening in the narrative?

After hearing the speech of an ill-intentioned man, Yudhiṣṭhira responds by giving his full identification—his gotra (lineage), name, and related details—rather than concealing or evading, and the narrator Vaiśampāyana reports this to the listener addressed as Bhārata.