Shloka 13
पाण्डव-वृष्णि-समागमः तथा अश्वमेध-अनुज्ञा | Reunion at the Kuru Court and Authorization of the Aśvamedha
Devanagari script
मासजातस्तु ते वीर पिता भवति भारत
Transliteration
māsajātastu te vīra pitā bhavati bhārata
Translation
વૈશંપાયન બોલ્યા—હે વીર, હે ભારતવંશી! તું જન્મે તે ક્ષણથી જ તારા પિતા તારા રક્ષક અને ધર્મસંગત અધિકારના આધાર બને છે.
Word by Word
मासजातःborn after a month / one-month-born
मासजातः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootमासजात
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तुbut, however
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
तेof you / your
ते:
Sambandha
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
Form—, Genitive, Singular
वीरO hero
वीर:
TypeNoun
Rootवीर
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
पिताfather
पिता:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपितृ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
भवतिbecomes / is
भवति:
TypeVerb
Rootभू
FormPresent, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
भारतO Bharata
भारत:
TypeNoun
Rootभारत
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
VaiśampāyanaB
Bhārata (descendant of Bharata)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores a dharmic principle: from birth, paternal responsibility and authority are central to a child’s protection, guidance, and rightful upbringing within the family order.
Vaiśampāyana addresses a listener as “vīra” and “Bhārata,” stating a normative point about the father’s role from the time of birth, as part of a broader discussion on conduct and familial obligations.