Shloka 11

उद्योगपर्व — अध्याय ५ (कृष्णनीति: न्यायशम-उपदेशः; विराट-द्रुपदयोः सैन्यसमाह्वानम्)

Devanagari script

वैशम्पायन उवाच ततः सत्कृत्य वार्ष्णेयं विराट: पृथिवीपति: । गृहान्‌ प्रस्थापयामास सगणं सहबान्धवम्‌

Transliteration

vaiśampāyana uvāca tataḥ satkṛtya vārṣṇeyaṃ virāṭaḥ pṛthivīpatiḥ | gṛhān prasthāpayāmāsa sagaṇaṃ sahabāndhavam ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana dit : Alors le roi Virāṭa, seigneur du pays, après avoir honoré comme il se doit Vārṣṇeya (Kṛṣṇa), le congédia vers sa demeure, avec ses serviteurs et ses proches.

Word by Word

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

• उवाच: said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect (Paroksha-bhuta), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• ततः: then/thereafter
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

• सत्कृत्य: having honored
• Type: Verb
• Root: सत् + कृ
• Form: Absolutive (Gerund), Active

• वार्ष्णेयम्: the Vārṣṇeya (Kṛṣṇa, descendant of Vṛṣṇi)
• वार्ष्णेयम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वार्ष्णेय
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• विराटः: Virāṭa
• विराटः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: विराट
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पृथिवीपतिः: lord of the earth/king
• पृथिवीपतिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पृथिवीपति
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• गृहान्: to the houses/home (i.e., to their homeward journey)
• गृहान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृह
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• प्रस्थापयामास: sent off/dispatched
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-स्था (causative: प्रस्थापयति)
• Form: Periphrastic Perfect, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• सगणम्: together with his retinue
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स-गण
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• सह: with
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह

• बान्धवम्: kinsmen/relatives
• Type: Noun
• Root: बान्धव
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Vārṣṇeya (Śrī Kṛṣṇa)
• King Virāṭa

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights rāja-dharma: a ruler should honor worthy guests and allies, and send them off respectfully—gratitude and proper hospitality sustain trust and righteous relationships.

What is happening in the narrative?

After honoring Kṛṣṇa (Vārṣṇeya), King Virāṭa formally dismisses him to depart for home, along with his attendants and relatives, marking a courteous conclusion to the visit.