Shloka 18

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

Devanagari script

ततः प्रज्ञावयोवृद्धं पाउ्चाल्य: स्वपुरोहितम्‌ | कुरुभ्य: प्रेषयामास युधिषछिरमते स्थित:

Transliteration

tataḥ prajñā-vayo-vṛddhaṃ pāñcālyaḥ sva-purohitam | kurubhyaḥ preṣayāmāsa yudhiṣṭhira-mate sthitaḥ ||

Translation

Alors le roi des Pāñcālas, se conformant à l’avis de Yudhiṣṭhira, dépêcha à la cour des Kurus son propre prêtre de famille, avancé en âge et mûri en sagesse. Cette mission souligne, selon le dharma, la primauté du conseil, de la négociation et d’une parole mesurée avant tout pas irrévocable vers le conflit.

Word by Word

• ततः: thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः
• Form: indeclinable (ablatival adverb: 'from that/thereafter')

• प्रज्ञा-वयः-वृद्धम्: advanced in wisdom and age
• प्रज्ञा-वयः-वृद्धम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रज्ञा-वयः-वृद्ध
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

• पाञ्चाल्यः: the Pāñcāla king (Drupada)
• पाञ्चाल्यः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाञ्चाल्य
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• स्व-पुरोहितम्: his own family-priest
• स्व-पुरोहितम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व-पुरोहित
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

• कुरुभ्यः: to the Kurus
• कुरुभ्यः: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुरु
• Form: masculine, dative, plural

• प्रेषयामास: sent
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-इष्
• Form: perfect (periphrastic), 3rd person, singular, parasmaipada

• युधिष्ठिर-मते: in accordance with Yudhiṣṭhira's opinion
• युधिष्ठिर-मते: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: युधिष्ठिर-मत
• Form: neuter, locative, singular

• स्थितः: being situated/abiding (i.e., acting in accordance)
• स्थितः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्था
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular (past passive participle)

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Pāñcālya (Drupada)
• Purohita (royal priest of Pāñcāla)
• Kurus
• Yudhiṣṭhira

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Before resorting to force, dharma favors measured counsel and diplomatic outreach through qualified, self-controlled elders whose speech can preserve peace and propriety.

What is happening in the narrative?

Drupada (the Pāñcāla king), following Yudhiṣṭhira’s advice, sends his venerable royal priest as an envoy to the Kuru side, initiating a formal communication aimed at negotiation in the tense lead-up to war.