Shloka 27

Svargārohaṇa-parva Adhyāya 2 — Yudhiṣṭhira’s Inquiry for His Kin and the Vision of a Punitive Realm

Devanagari script

क्व च ते भ्रातरो महां तन्ममाख्यातुमर्हसि । देशो<यं कश्न देवानामेतदिच्छामि वेदितुम्‌

Transliteration

kva ca te bhrātaro mahān tan mamākhyātum arhasi | deśo 'yaṁ kaś ca devānām etad icchāmi veditum |

Translation

Vaiśampāyana dijo: «¿Y dónde están tus hermanos? Debes decírmelo. ¿Cuánto más hemos de avanzar por este sendero? ¿Y qué región de los dioses es esta? Deseo saberlo».

Word by Word

• क्व: where
• क्व: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: क्व
• Form: indeclinable (interrogative adverb of place)

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च
• Form: indeclinable (conjunction)

• ते: your
• ते: Sambandha
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: masc/neut, genitive, singular

• भ्रातरः: brothers
• भ्रातरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भ्रातृ
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: masc/fem, accusative, singular

• तत्: that (matter)
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

• मम: of me / to me
• मम: Sambandha
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: masc/fem, genitive, singular

• आख्यातुम्: to tell, to explain
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-ख्या
• Form: tumun (infinitive), active

• अर्हसि: you ought / you are fit
• Type: Verb
• Root: अर्ह्
• Form: present, parasmaipada, 2nd person, singular

• देशः: place, region
• देशः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: देश
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• अयम्: this
• अयम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• कः: which? what kind of?
• कः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: किम्
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• नु: indeed? pray?
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नु
• Form: indeclinable (interrogative particle)

• देवानाम्: of the gods
• देवानाम्: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव
• Form: masculine, genitive, plural

• एतत्: this (matter)
• एतत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

• इच्छामि: I wish, I desire
• Type: Verb
• Root: इष्
• Form: present, parasmaipada, 1st person, singular

• वेदितुम्: to know
• Type: Verb
• Root: विद्
• Form: tumun (infinitive), active

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• brothers (bhrātaraḥ)
• realm/region of the gods (devānām deśaḥ)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the ethical impulse to seek clarity and truth in moments of distress: the speaker insists on being told plainly where the companions are and what realm is being traversed, emphasizing accountability and truthful guidance on a morally charged journey.

What is happening in the narrative?

During the ascent-journey narrative, after encountering an unpleasant, foul-smelling stretch of the path, the traveler questions the divine guide about how much farther they must go, where the brothers are, and what divine region this is.