Shloka 12

Yudhiṣṭhira’s Procession, Encampment (Niveśa), and Auspicious Timing for Ritual Action

Devanagari script

यदि तत्‌ प्राप्रुयामेह धनमाविक्षितं प्रभो

Transliteration

yadi tat prāpruyāmeha dhanam āvikṣitaṁ prabho

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: “If, O lord, we could obtain here that wealth which has been kept under watch (and secured)…”

Word by Word

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

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

• प्राप्नुयाम: we might obtain / could reach
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + आप् (प्राप्/प्राप्नु)
• Form: optative (vidhi-lin), 1st, plural, parasmaipada

• इह: here
• इह: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह

• धनम्: wealth
• धनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: धन
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

• आविक्षितम्: guarded, protected
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ + वि + क्षि (आविक्षि) / आविक्षित
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular, kta (past passive participle)

• प्रभो: O lord
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु
• Form: masculine, vocative, singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The line frames wealth as something to be sought only with awareness of rightful access and protection—hinting at prudent, accountable acquisition rather than reckless taking, aligning material aims with responsible conduct.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana continues the narration by introducing a conditional proposal: someone addresses a ‘lord’ and suggests that, if they can obtain a particular guarded store of wealth, a next course of action will follow.