Shloka 19

Virāṭa-parva Adhyāya 25: Kaurava Deliberation and the Search Directive (अन्वेषण-आदेशः)

Devanagari script

अन्वेषणे पाण्डवानां भूय: कि करवामहे । इमां च नः प्रियां वीर वाचं भद्रवर्ती शूणु

Transliteration

anveṣaṇe pāṇḍavānāṁ bhūyaḥ kiṁ karavāmahe | imāṁ ca naḥ priyāṁ vīra vācaṁ bhadravarti śṛṇu |

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: “In the matter of searching for the Pāṇḍavas, what more shall we do now? And, O hero, hear also this further word of ours—dear to you and bringing auspicious tidings.”

Word by Word

• {'anveṣaṇe': 'in the search

• in the act of seeking', 'pāṇḍavānām': 'of the Pāṇḍavas', 'bhūyaḥ': 'again

• moreover', 'kim': 'what?', 'karavāmahe': 'shall we do? (1st person plural, optative/intent: ‘what are we to do?’)', 'imām': 'this (feminine accusative singular)', 'ca': 'and', 'naḥ': 'of us

• our', 'priyām': 'dear

• pleasing', 'vīra': 'O hero

• brave one (vocative)', 'vācām': 'speech

• message', 'bhadravarti': 'bringing welfare/auspiciousness

• containing good news (epithet of the message)', 'śṛṇu': 'hear

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Pāṇḍavas

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights prudent counsel in action: when a course of effort (searching) reaches its limit, one should reassess and then communicate timely, beneficial information—speech that is both pleasing and welfare-bringing.

What is happening in the narrative?

The speaker signals a shift in the episode: after discussing the ongoing search for the Pāṇḍavas, he asks what further steps remain and then introduces an additional message described as pleasing and auspicious for the addressed hero.