Shloka 9

उत्तरो बृहन्नडां सारथ्याय नियुङ्क्ते — Uttara Appoints Bṛhannadā as Charioteer

Devanagari script

दृष्टवा भूमिंजयं नाम पुत्र मत्स्यस्य मानिनम्‌ | तस्मै तत्‌ सर्वमाचष्ट राष्ट्स्य पशुकर्षणम्‌,वहाँ मत्स्यराजके मानी पुत्र भूमिंजय (उत्तर) से मिलकर उस गोपने उनसे राज्यके पशुओंके अपहरणका सब समाचार बताते हुए कहा--“राजकुमार! आप इस राष्ट्रकी वृद्धि करनेवाले हैं। आज कौरव आपकी साठ हजार गौओंको हाँक ले जा रहे हैं। उनके हाथसे उस गोधनको जीत लानेके लिये उठ खड़े होइये

Transliteration

dṛṣṭvā bhūmiṃjayaṃ nāma putraṃ matsyasya māninam | tasmai tat sarvam ācakṣṭa rāṣṭrasya paśukarṣaṇam ||

Translation

Seeing the proud prince of Matsya named Bhūmiṃjaya (Uttara), he reported to him the entire matter of the kingdom’s cattle being driven off. He urged the prince to rise and reclaim the herd from the Kauravas—an appeal to royal duty: to protect the realm’s wealth and uphold the honor and security of the kingdom.

Word by Word

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), parasmaipada (usage), non-finite

• भूमिंजयम्: Bhūmiṃjaya (name; 'conqueror of the earth')
• भूमिंजयम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूमिंजय
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• नाम: by name / named
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नामन्

• पुत्रम्: son
• पुत्रम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• मत्स्यस्य: of the Matsya (kingdom/king)
• मत्स्यस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: मत्स्य
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• मानिनम्: proud / self-respecting
• मानिनम्: Visheshana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मानिन्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• तस्मै: to him
• तस्मै: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Dative, Singular

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• सर्वम्: all (of it)
• सर्वम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• आचष्ट: told / related
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-चक्ष्
• Form: लिट् (perfect), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• राष्ट्रस्य: of the kingdom
• राष्ट्रस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: राष्ट्र
• Form: Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• पशुकर्षणम्: cattle-driving away / cattle-abduction
• पशुकर्षणम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पशुकर्षण
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

वैशमग्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśaṃpāyana
• Matsya (kingdom)
• Bhūmiṃjaya (Uttara, prince of Matsya)
• Kauravas
• cattle (gāvaḥ/godhāna)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

A ruler’s dharma includes safeguarding the kingdom’s resources and people; when the realm’s wealth is threatened, a kṣatriya is expected to act with courage and responsibility to restore order and honor.

What is happening in the narrative?

A messenger (as narrated by Vaiśaṃpāyana) meets the Matsya prince Bhūmiṃjaya/Uttara and informs him that the Kauravas are driving away the kingdom’s cattle, urging him to go and recover them.