Shloka 12

पाण्डव-वृष्णि-समागमः तथा अश्वमेध-अनुज्ञा | Reunion at the Kuru Court and Authorization of the Aśvamedha

Devanagari script

सो<वर्धत यथाकालं पिता तव जनाधिप

Transliteration

so ’vardhata yathākālaṃ pitā tava janādhipa

Translation

Vaiśaṃpāyana said: “In due course, O king, your father grew and prospered as time ordained.”

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• अवर्धत: grew, increased, prospered
• अवर्धत: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृध् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (अनद्यतनभूत), प्रथम, एकवचन

• यथा: as, according to
• यथा: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)

• कालम्: time
• कालम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• पिता: father
• पिता: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• तव: your
• तव: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: —, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• जनाधिप: O ruler of people, O king
• जनाधिप: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: जनाधिप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśaṃpāyana
• janādhipa (the king addressed)
• pitā (the king’s father)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores the Mahābhārata’s recurring idea that growth and success unfold in alignment with kāla (right time). Prosperity is not merely personal effort but also the maturation of circumstances, encouraging patience and steadiness in dharma.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśaṃpāyana continues the narration by briefly noting that the king’s father advanced and flourished over time, setting background for the ensuing account of lineage and events in the Aśvamedhika context.