Shloka 11

Virāṭanagara-nivāsa-nirṇaya

Decision to Reside in Virāṭa’s City

Devanagari script

तत्र वासाय राष्ट्राणि कीर्तयिष्यामि कानिचित्‌ । रमणीयानि गुप्तानि तेषां किज्चित्‌ सम रोचय

Transliteration

tatra vāsāya rāṣṭrāṇi kīrtayiṣyāmi kānicit | ramaṇīyāni guptāni teṣāṃ kiñcit samārocaya ||

Translation

Arjuna said: “For dwelling there, I shall mention some kingdoms—pleasant and well-concealed. From among them, choose one according to your own preference.”

Word by Word

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

• वासाय: for dwelling/residence
• वासाय: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वास
• Form: Masculine, Dative, Singular

• राष्ट्राणि: kingdoms/countries
• राष्ट्राणि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: राष्ट्र
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• कीर्तयिष्यामि: I will mention/recite
• कीर्तयिष्यामि: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: कीर्तय् (√कीर्त्/कीर्तयति)
• Form: Simple Future (Luṭ), First, Singular, Parasmaipada

• कानिचित्: some (of them)
• कानिचित्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: क (किम्) + चित्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• रमणीयानि: delightful/pleasant
• रमणीयानि: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रमणीय
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• गुप्तानि: hidden/secret
• गुप्तानि: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गुप्त
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• तेषाम्: of those (countries)
• तेषाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Genitive, Plural

• किञ्चित्: some (one/any) / something
• किञ्चित्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: किम् + चित्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• सम्: well/completely (prefix-like adverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम्

• रोचय: choose/approve (as you like)
• रोचय: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: √रुच् (रोचते) / caus. रोचयति
• Form: Imperative (Loṭ), Second, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

अजुन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Arjuna

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Practical dharma in adversity: act with foresight and restraint, choosing a safe and discreet refuge so that a righteous goal (completing the exile without detection) is protected.

What is happening in the narrative?

At the outset of the Virāṭa episode, Arjuna proposes to name several pleasant, hidden realms suitable for residence during the incognito period, inviting the leader to choose among them.