Shloka 1

Śiśupāla’s Protest Against the Arghya to Kṛṣṇa (शिशुपाल-आक्षेपः)

Devanagari script

(दाक्षिणात्य अधिक पाठके ४ ई श्लोक मिलाकर कुल ५९३ श्लोक हैं) ८5 >> | ० #* /< चतुस्त्रिंशो 5 ध्याय: युधिष्ठिरके यज्ञमें सब देशके राजाओं

Transliteration

vaiśampāyana uvāca | sa gatvā hāstinapuraṁ nakulaḥ samitiṁjayaḥ | bhīṣmam āmantrayāṁ cakre dhṛtarāṣṭraṁ ca pāṇḍavaḥ ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana dijo: Entonces Nakula, el Pāṇḍava vencedor en la batalla, fue a Hāstinapura y, conforme al debido respeto y al protocolo, invitó formalmente a Bhīṣma y también a Dhṛtarāṣṭra, mientras se ponían en marcha los preparativos del gran rito de Yudhiṣṭhira.

Word by Word

• वैशम्पायनः: Vaishampayana
• वैशम्पायनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैशम्पायन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उवाच: said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect, 3, Singular, Parasmaipada

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• गत्वा: having gone
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund)

• हास्तिनपुरम्: to Hastinapura
• हास्तिनपुरम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: हास्तिनपुर
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• नकुलः: Nakula
• नकुलः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: नकुल
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• समितिंजयः: conqueror in battle
• समितिंजयः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समितिंजय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• भीष्मम्: Bhishma
• भीष्मम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीष्म
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• आमन्त्रय: having invited/summoned
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + मन्त्र्
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund)

• चक्रे: did/made
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: Perfect, 3, Singular, Atmanepada

• धृतराष्ट्रम्: Dhritarashtra
• धृतराष्ट्रम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: धृतराष्ट्र
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• पाण्डवः: the Pandava (Nakula)
• पाण्डवः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Nakula
• Bhīṣma
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• Pāṇḍavas
• Hāstinapura (Hastināpura)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even amid political tension, dharma expresses itself through proper conduct—showing respect to elders and maintaining lawful protocol (āmantraṇa) when undertaking major public rites.

What is happening in the narrative?

Nakula goes to Hastināpura and invites the senior Kuru figures Bhīṣma and King Dhṛtarāṣṭra, initiating the formal participation of the Kuru court in the forthcoming royal ceremony.