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Shloka 17

युवाभ्यां पुरुषाग्रयाभ्यां तर्पितो5स्मि यथासुखम्‌ । अनुजानामि वां वीरौ चरतं यत्र वाज्छितम्‌,“वीरो! आप दोनों पुरुषरत्नोंने मुझे आनन्दपूर्वक तृप्त कर दिया। अब मैं आपको अनुमति देता हूँ, जहाँ आपकी इच्छा हो, जाइये”

yuvābhyāṁ puruṣāgrayābhyāṁ tarpito ’smi yathāsukham | anujānāmi vāṁ vīrau carataṁ yatra vāñchitam ||

Vaiśampāyana said: “You two, foremost among men, have satisfied me fully and with gladness. Therefore, O heroes, I grant you leave—go wherever you desire.”

युवाभ्याम्by you two
युवाभ्याम्:
Karana
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
Form—, Instrumental, Dual
पुरुषाग्रयाभ्याम्by the two best of men
पुरुषाग्रयाभ्याम्:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootपुरुषाग्रय
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Dual
तर्पितःsatisfied/pleased
तर्पितः:
TypeVerb
Rootतर्प्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle)
अस्मिI am
अस्मि:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootअस्
FormPresent, 1st, Singular, Parasmaipada
यथाas/according to
यथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा
सुखम्comfort; pleasure
सुखम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसुख
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
अनुजानामिI permit; I give leave
अनुजानामि:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootअनु-ज्ञा
FormPresent, 1st, Singular, Parasmaipada
वाम्you two
वाम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
Form—, Accusative, Dual
वीरौO two heroes
वीरौ:
TypeNoun
Rootवीर
FormMasculine, Vocative, Dual
चरतम्go; move about
चरतम्:
TypeVerb
Rootचर्
FormImperative, 2nd, Dual, Parasmaipada
यत्रwhere
यत्र:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयत्र
वःof you (your)
वः:
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
Form—, Genitive, Plural
इच्छितम्desired (thing/place)
इच्छितम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootइच्छित
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular, क्त (PPP from √इष्/इच्छ् 'to desire')

वैशम्पायन उवाच

V
Vaiśampāyana
T
two heroes (unnamed in this verse)

Educational Q&A

The verse highlights dharmic courtesy: when one has been properly served or satisfied, one responds with gratitude and grants appropriate freedom or leave, honoring the dignity of the worthy.

Vaiśampāyana addresses two heroic men, stating that he has been fully pleased by them and formally gives them permission to depart and go wherever they wish.