Shloka 5

Devanagari script

वैशम्पायन उवाच ततो युधिषछिरो राजा नकुलं वाक्यमब्रवीत्‌ । आरुह्द वृक्ष माद्रेय निरीक्षस्व दिशो दश

Transliteration

vaiśampāyana uvāca | tato yudhiṣṭhiro rājā nakulaṃ vākyam abravīt | āruhyā vṛkṣaṃ mādrīya nirīkṣasva diśo daśa |

Translation

Vaiśampāyana dit : Alors le roi Yudhiṣṭhira s’adressa à Nakula : «Ô fils de Mādrī, grimpe à un arbre et scrute les dix directions. Vois s’il y a de l’eau tout près, ou des arbres qui marquent la rive d’un cours d’eau, un lieu au bord des eaux. Mon enfant, tes frères sont épuisés et tourmentés par la soif.»

Word by Word

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

• उवाच: said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

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

• युधिष्ठिरः: Yudhiṣṭhira
• युधिष्ठिरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: युधिष्ठिर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• राजा: king
• राजा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• नकुलम्: Nakula
• नकुलम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: नकुल
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• वाक्यम्: words/speech
• वाक्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अब्रवीत्: said/spoke
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू
• Form: Imperfect, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• आरुह्य: having climbed
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-रुह्
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada

• वृक्षम्: a tree
• वृक्षम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृक्ष
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• माद्रेय: O son of Mādrī
• Type: Noun
• Root: माद्रेय
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• निरीक्षस्व: look/examine
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-ईक्ष्
• Form: Imperative, Second, Singular, Ātmanepada

• दिशः: directions
• दिशः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिश्
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Plural

• दश: ten
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दशन्
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Plural

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Nakula
• Mādrī
• tree
• ten directions
• water (implied object of search)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights responsible kingship and fraternal care: Yudhiṣṭhira responds to hardship with practical action and concern for his brothers’ well-being, showing leadership grounded in compassion and duty.

What is happening in the narrative?

During their hardship in the forest, the brothers are exhausted and thirsty. Yudhiṣṭhira orders Nakula to climb a tree and scan all directions for signs of nearby water, such as waterside vegetation.