Shloka 28

Bhīmasena’s Discourse on Kāla, Resolve, and the Feasibility of Ajñātavāsa (भीमसेनस्य कालोपदेशः)

Devanagari script

तत एकान्तमुन्नीय पाराशर्यों युधिष्ठिरम्‌ । अब्रवीदुपपन्नार्थमिदं वाक्यविशारद:,तदनन्तर प्रवचनकुशल पराशरनन्दन व्यासजी युधिष्ठिरको एकान्तमें ले गये और उनसे यह युक्तियुक्त वचन बोले--

Transliteration

tata ekāntam unnīya pārāśaryo yudhiṣṭhiram | abravīd upapannārtham idaṁ vākyaviśāradaḥ ||

Translation

Then Pārāśarya (Vyāsa), leading Yudhiṣṭhira aside into privacy, addressed him with words that were well-reasoned and apt—spoken with the skill of one fully versed in discourse.

Word by Word

• ततः: then/thereupon
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः
• Form: avyaya

• एकान्तम्: to a secluded place
• एकान्तम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: एकान्त
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

• उन्नीय: having led (away)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद्-नी
• Form: absolutive (क्त्वान्त), having led/taken up

• पाराशर्यः: Parāśara’s son (Vyāsa)
• पाराशर्यः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाराशर्य
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• युधिष्ठिरम्: Yudhiṣṭhira
• युधिष्ठिरम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: युधिष्ठिर
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

• अब्रवीत्: said/spoke
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू
• Form: imperfect (लङ्), 3rd person, singular, parasmaipada

• उपपन्नार्थम्: well-reasoned/appropriate in meaning
• उपपन्नार्थम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उपपन्नार्थ
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

• वाक्यविशारदः: skilled in speech
• वाक्यविशारदः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वाक्यविशारद
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

Speaker

व्यास उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vyāsa (Pārāśarya, Parāśaranandana)
• Yudhiṣṭhira

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Sound ethical guidance should be delivered thoughtfully: in an appropriate setting (privacy when needed) and with reasoning that is fitting and well-grounded, so that counsel becomes effective rather than merely authoritative.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vyāsa takes Yudhiṣṭhira to a secluded place and begins to speak to him. The verse functions as a narrative hinge introducing a confidential, reasoned instruction that follows.