Shloka 14

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

Devanagari script

तान्‌ समीपगतान श्रु॒त्वा निर्ययुर्वृष्णिपुड्रवा:,वृष्णिवंशके प्रमुख वीरोंने जब सुना कि पाण्डव लोग नगरके समीप आ गये हैं, तब वे उनकी अगवानीके लिये बाहर निकले

Transliteration

tān samīpagatān śrutvā niryayur vṛṣṇipuṅgavāḥ

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: Hearing that the Pāṇḍavas had come near the city, the foremost heroes of the Vṛṣṇi lineage went out to meet them—an act of proper courtesy and kinship-duty, signaling respect and readiness to receive guests in accordance with dharma.

Word by Word

तान्them

समीप-गतान्having come near / arrived nearby

श्रुत्वाhaving heard

निर्ययुःwent out / sallied forth

वृष्णि-पुङ्गवाःthe foremost among the Vṛṣṇis

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Pāṇḍavas

Vṛṣṇis

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 highlights dharma expressed as proper reception of guests and relatives: when honored visitors arrive, leaders should go out to welcome them, showing respect, goodwill, and social responsibility.

What is happening in the narrative?

News reaches the Vṛṣṇi leaders that the Pāṇḍavas have come close to the city; in response, the foremost Vṛṣṇi heroes come out from the city to greet and receive them.