Shloka 7

उद्योगपर्व — अध्याय ८१: कृष्णस्य दूतप्रयाणम्

Udyoga Parva, Chapter 81: Krishna Sets Out as Envoy

Devanagari script

पज्च नस्तात दीयमन्तां ग्रामा इति महाद्युते । अविस्थलं वृकस्थलं माकन्दीं वारणावतम्‌

Transliteration

pañca nas tāta dīyamantāṁ grāmā iti mahādyute | avisthalaṁ vṛkasthalaṁ mākandīṁ vāraṇāvatam ||

Translation

વૈશંપાયન બોલ્યા— હે મહાદ્યુતે! ‘તાત, અમને પાંચ ગામો આપી દેવામાં આવે’—એવી વિનંતી હતી. તે ગામો—અવિસ્થલ, વૃકસ્થલ, માકંદી અને વારણાવત.

Word by Word

पञ्चfive

नःto us / our

तातO dear (father/elder)

दीयन्ताम्let (them) be given

ग्रामाःvillages

इतिthus (quoting)

महाद्युतेO great-splendoured one

अविस्थलम्Avi-sthala (name of a village/region)

वृकस्थलम्Vṛkasthala (name of a place)

माकन्दीम्Mākandī (name of a place)

वारणावतम्Vāraṇāvata (name of a place)

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Avisthala

Vṛkasthala

Mākandī

Vāraṇāvata

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 ethical restraint in political conflict: before resorting to war, one should seek a minimal, reasonable settlement that preserves peace and upholds fairness.

What is happening in the narrative?

A peace-oriented demand is being voiced—asking that five villages be granted. The named villages exemplify a concrete, limited request intended to avert a larger confrontation.