Shloka 8

Devanagari script

वैशम्पायन उवाच एवमुक्तो भगवता प्रत्युवाच युधिष्ठिर: । भीमार्जुनौ समालोक्य सम्प्रह्ृष्टमुखौ स्थितौ,वैशम्पायनजी कहते हैं--जनमेजय! भगवान्‌के ऐसा कहनेपर वहाँ खड़े हुए भीमसेन और अर्जुनका मुख प्रसन्नतासे खिल उठा। उस समय उन दोनोंकी ओर देखकर युधिष्ठिरने इस प्रकार उत्तर दिया

Transliteration

vaiśampāyana uvāca evam ukto bhagavatā pratyuvāca yudhiṣṭhiraḥ | bhīmārjunau samālokya samprahṛṣṭamukhau sthitau ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana dit : Ainsi interpellé par le vénérable, Yudhiṣṭhira répondit. Jetant un regard vers Bhīma et Arjuna, qui se tenaient là le visage rayonnant de joie, il prit alors la parole en retour.

Word by Word

वैशम्पायनःVaiśampāyana

उवाचsaid

एवम्thus

उक्तःhaving been addressed / spoken to

भगवताby the Blessed Lord

प्रत्युवाचreplied

युधिष्ठिरःYudhiṣṭhira

भीम-अर्जुनौBhīma and Arjuna

समालोक्यhaving looked at

सम्प्रहृष्ट-मुखौwhose faces were delighted

स्थितौstanding / stationed

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Yudhiṣṭhira

Bhīma

Arjuna

Bhagavān (revered speaker, unspecified in this verse)

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 highlights dharma-guided deliberation: Yudhiṣṭhira does not respond impulsively but answers after being addressed by a revered authority and after noting his brothers’ supportive readiness—suggesting that ethical decisions in royal life are shaped by counsel, composure, and responsible leadership.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana narrates a transition: after a revered figure speaks, Yudhiṣṭhira prepares to reply. He looks at Bhīma and Arjuna standing nearby with joyful faces, and then begins his response, indicating their encouragement and the gravity of the moment.