Shloka 52

Devanagari script

समेत्य तत्र राजानं धर्मात्मानं युधिष्ठिरम्‌ । समनुज्ञाप्य राजान स्वां पुरी यातुमहसि,वैशम्पायनजी कहते हैं--राजन्‌! भगवान्‌ श्रीकृष्णकी बात सुनकर अर्जुनने कहा --'श्रीकृष्ण! अब हमलोग यहाँसे हस्तिनापुरको चलें। वहाँ धर्मात्मा राजा युधिष्ठिरसे मिलकर और उनकी आज्ञा लेकर आप अपनी पुरीको पधारें"

Transliteration

sametya tatra rājānaṁ dharmātmānaṁ yudhiṣṭhiram | samanujñāpya rājan svāṁ purī yātum arhasi ||

Translation

Dijo Vaiśampāyana: «Oh, rey, una vez que hayas ido allí y te hayas encontrado con el rey Yudhiṣṭhira, de alma justa, y hayas obtenido su permiso, entonces debes partir hacia tu propia ciudad».

Word by Word

समेत्यhaving met / after meeting

तत्रthere

राजानम्the king

धर्मात्मानम्righteous-souled

युधिष्ठिरम्Yudhiṣṭhira

समनुज्ञाप्यhaving obtained permission / having asked and received leave

राजन्O king

स्वाम्one's own

पुरीम्city

यातुम्to go

अर्हसिyou are fit / you should

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Yudhiṣṭhira

Hastināpura (implied by context)

svā purī (one’s own city; contextually Dvārakā for Kṛṣṇa, implied)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even powerful figures should follow dharmic protocol: meet the rightful ruler, honor him as dharmātmā, and act only after obtaining proper consent. Ethical action is framed as orderly, respectful, and sanctioned rather than impulsive.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana narrates instructions about proceeding to meet King Yudhiṣṭhira and, after receiving his permission, departing for one’s own capital—reflecting the post-war restoration of royal order and courteous relations among allies.