Shloka 5

अध्याय १८४ — भैक्षविभागः, शयनविधानम्, धृष्टद्युम्नस्य निवेदनम्

Alms Distribution, Night Lodging, and Dhṛṣṭadyumna’s Report

Devanagari script

स्वाध्यायवन्त: शुचयो मधुरा: प्रियवादिन: । आनुपूर्व्येण सम्प्राप्ता: पज्चालान्‌ पाण्डुनन्दना:,(प्रतिदिन) स्वाध्यायमें तत्पर रहनेवाले, पवित्र, मधुर प्रकृतिवाले तथा प्रियवादी पाण्डुकुमार इस तरह चलकर क्रमश: पांचालदेशमें जा पहुँचे

Transliteration

svādhyāyavantaḥ śucayo madhurāḥ priyavādinaḥ | ānupūrvyena samprāptāḥ pāñcālān pāṇḍunandanāḥ ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: The sons of Pāṇḍu—steadfast in daily self-study, pure in conduct, gentle in disposition, and pleasing in speech—proceeded in due order and in time came to the land of the Pāñcālas. The verse highlights their disciplined learning and ethical refinement as the foundation of their public conduct while they journey onward in the narrative.

Word by Word

स्वाध्यायवन्तःendowed with self-study (Vedic study)

शुचयःpure, clean

मधुराःsweet-natured, pleasant

प्रियवादिनःspeaking pleasantly; kind-spoken

आनुपूर्व्येणin due order; successively

सम्प्राप्ताःhaving arrived; reached

पाञ्चालान्the Panchalas (country/people)

पाण्डुनन्दनाःsons of Pandu

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Pāṇḍunandanāḥ (Pāṇḍavas)

Pāñcāla (country/people)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse presents ethical formation as inseparable from learning: regular svādhyāya, purity, gentleness, and courteous speech are portrayed as virtues that shape the Pāṇḍavas’ conduct and reputation.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana narrates that the Pāṇḍavas, characterized by disciplined study and refined behavior, travel onward and arrive in the region of the Pāñcālas.