Shloka 9

Daśagrīva-boonāvaraṇa, Viṣṇv-avatāra-niyoga, Vānara-sahāya-janana, Mantharā-nirmāṇa

Devanagari script

आजगाम महायोगी पाण्डवानवलोकक: । तमागतमभिप्रेक्ष्य कुन्तीपुत्रो युधिष्ठिर:

Transliteration

ājagāma mahāyogī pāṇḍavān avalokakaḥ | tam āgatam abhiprekṣya kuntīputro yudhiṣṭhiraḥ ||

Translation

Dijo Vaiśampāyana: Llegó el gran yogui, deseoso de ver a los Pāṇḍava. Al verlo venir, Yudhiṣṭhira—hijo de Kuntī—contempló al visitante con atenta consideración, dispuesto a recibirlo conforme al dharma y a la hospitalidad debida.

Word by Word

आजगामcame, arrived

महायोगीthe great yogin

पाण्डवान्the Pāṇḍavas

अवलोककःobserver, one who looks upon

तम्him

आगतम्arrived, having come

अभिप्रेक्ष्यhaving looked at, seeing

कुन्तीपुत्रःKuntī's son

युधिष्ठिरःYudhiṣṭhira

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

mahāyogī (unnamed great yogin)

Pāṇḍavas

Yudhiṣṭhira

Kuntī

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?

The verse foregrounds dharmic conduct toward spiritual elders: when a realized ascetic approaches, a ruler like Yudhiṣṭhira responds with alert respect and readiness to offer proper reception, reflecting the ethical ideal of honoring wisdom and practicing hospitality.

What is happening in the narrative?

A great yogin arrives to see the Pāṇḍavas during their forest period. Yudhiṣṭhira notices the visitor’s arrival and turns his attention toward him, setting up the ensuing interaction (welcome, inquiry, counsel, or boon) typical of sage-king encounters in the Vana Parva.