Shloka 16
Ulūpī’s Disclosure and the Saṃjīvana-Maṇi: Arjuna’s Restoration (उलूपी-प्रकटनं संजीवनमणि-स्थापनं च)
Devanagari script
पिता तु मे वसून् गत्वा त्वदर्थे समयाचत
Transliteration
pitā tu me vasūn gatvā tvadarthe samayācata
Translation
Arjuna said: “But my father, having gone to the Vasus, requested them on your behalf, in accordance with the pledged understanding.”
Word by Word
पिताfather
पिता:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपितृ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तुbut/indeed
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
मेof me / my
मे:
Sambandha
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
FormGenitive, Singular
वसून्wealth/treasures
वसून्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवसु
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
गत्वाhaving gone
गत्वा:
TypeVerb
Rootगम्
FormAbsolutive (त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral)
त्वदर्थेfor your sake
त्वदर्थे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootत्वदर्थ
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
समयाचतbegged/asked
समयाचत:
TypeVerb
Rootयाच्
FormImperfect (लङ्), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada, सम्
Speaker
अर्जुन उवाच
Characters & Entities
A
ArjunaP
pitā (Arjuna’s father)V
VasusCharacter 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
The verse highlights ethical reliance on samaya—an agreed pledge or understanding—showing that requests and actions gain moral force when grounded in prior commitment and duty, especially when made for another’s welfare.
Arjuna explains that his father approached the Vasus and made a request for the listener’s benefit, emphasizing that the appeal was made within the bounds of an established agreement or promise.