Mahabharata 3.299.67 — Vana Parva, Adhyaya 299, Shloka 67

Ajñātavāsa-saṅkalpaḥ — Yudhiṣṭhira’s Resolve and Dhaumya’s Exempla on Concealment

Devanagari script

विश्रान्तोडसि महाभाग विनिद्रश्न नृपात्मज । यदि शकक्‍्यं समुन्तिष्ठ विगाढां पश्य शर्वरीम्‌

Transliteration

viśrānto 'si mahābhāga vinidrāś ca nṛpātmaja | yadi śakyaṃ samuttiṣṭha vigāḍhāṃ paśya śarvarīm ||

Translation

Wahai pangeran yang beruntung, engkau telah beristirahat dan tidurmu pun telah berlalu. Jika engkau mampu, bangkitlah sekarang; lihatlah—malam telah kian larut dan pekat oleh gelap yang rapat.

Word by Word

• विश्रान्तः: rested
• विश्रान्तः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विश्रान्त (वि-श्रान्त)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• असि: you are
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (to be)
• Form: Present, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada

• महाभाग: O fortunate one
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाभाग
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• विनिद्रः: awake (sleep gone)
• विनिद्रः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विनिद्र
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• नृपात्मज: O king’s son
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृपात्मज
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• यदि: if
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि

• शक्यम्: possible
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शक्य
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• समुत्तिष्ठ: rise up
• Type: Verb
• Root: उत्-स्था (सम्+उत्+स्था)
• Form: Imperative, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada

• विगाढाम्: deep, dense
• विगाढाम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विगाढ
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• पश्य: see, look
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (to see)
• Form: Imperative, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada

• शर्वरीम्: night
• शर्वरीम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर्वरी
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

यम उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Yama
• nṛpātmaja (the prince addressed)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse urges timely wakefulness and readiness: after rest, one should rise when capable and face the situation as it is, even when conditions are difficult (symbolized by the deep, dark night).

What is happening in the narrative?

Yama addresses a prince, noting that he has rested and awakened, and instructs him to get up if he has the strength, pointing out that the night has become intensely dark—setting a serious, watchful mood for what follows.