Shloka 14

Ādi Parva, Adhyāya 193 — Hastināpura Mantra: Duryodhana’s Proposals to Divide the Pāṇḍavas

Devanagari script

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Transliteration

na te tatra bhuktvā puruṣapravīrā yathātmakāmaṃ subahuṃ pratītāḥ | utkrāmya sarvāṇi vasūni rājan sāṅgrāmikaṃ te viviśur navīrāḥ ||

Translation

Après avoir mangé à leur gré et jusqu’à satiété, ces hommes éminents furent comblés de joie. Puis, ô roi, laissant derrière eux toutes les autres richesses et jouissances entreposées, ces héros se rendirent au lieu où l’on gardait les armes, les outils et les provisions destinés à la guerre.

Word by Word

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• ते: they
• ते: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र

• भुक्त्वा: having eaten
• Type: Verb
• Root: भुज्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund)

• पुरुषप्रवीराः: foremost among men
• पुरुषप्रवीराः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरुषप्रवीर
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

• यथा: as / according to
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा

• आत्मकामम्: according to their own desire
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आत्मकाम
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

• सुभुशम्: well / abundantly
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुभुश
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

• प्रीताः: pleased / delighted
• प्रीताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रीत
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural, क्त (past passive participle used adjectivally)

• उत्क्रम्य: having left / having gone out from
• Type: Verb
• Root: उत्-क्रम्
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund)

• सर्वाणि: all
• सर्वाणि: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: neuter, accusative, plural

• वसूनि: goods / treasures / possessions
• वसूनि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसु
• Form: neuter, accusative, plural

• राजन्: O king
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: masculine, vocative, singular

• सांग्रामिकम्: pertaining to battle / martial
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सांग्रामिक
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

• ते: of you / your
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: masculine, genitive, singular

• विविशुः: they entered
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-विश्
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), third, plural, parasmaipada

• नवीराः: heroes / brave men
• नवीराः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: नवीर
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Pāṇḍavas
• Janamejaya (addressed as rājan)
• stored wealth/valuables (vasūni)
• war materials/supplies (sāṅgrāmika)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even after enjoying available comforts, the heroes prioritize duty and readiness: they set aside luxury and turn toward the practical requirements of their martial responsibility.

What is happening in the narrative?

The Pāṇḍavas eat and are satisfied, then abandon the remaining stored riches and go to the place where the battle equipment and supplies are kept, indicating a shift from enjoyment to preparation.