Shloka 38

गान्धारी-प्रशमनम् — Pacification of Gāndhārī and Kṛṣṇa’s Counsel at Hāstinapura

Devanagari script

तथेत्युक्त्वा हि ते सर्वे पाण्डवा: सात्यकिस्तथा । वासुदेवेन सहिता मड़लार्थ बहिर्ययु:,तब “बहुत अच्छा” कहकर समस्त पाण्डव और सात्यकि श्रीकृष्णके साथ अपने मंगलके लिये छावनीसे बाहर चले गये

Transliteration

tathety uktvā hi te sarve pāṇḍavāḥ sātyakis tathā | vāsudevena sahitā maṅgalārthaṃ bahir yayuḥ ||

Translation

Saying, “So be it,” all the Pāṇḍavas, and Sātyaki as well, accompanied by Vāsudeva (Kṛṣṇa), went out of the camp for the sake of auspiciousness—seeking a favorable, dharmic outcome amid the pressures of war.

Word by Word

तथाthus/so

इतिthus (quotative)

उक्त्वाhaving said

हिindeed/for

तेthey/those

सर्वेall

पाण्डवाःthe Pandavas

सात्यकिःSatyaki

तथाalso/likewise

वासुदेवेनwith Vasudeva (Krishna)

सहिताaccompanied (by)

मङ्गलार्थम्for auspiciousness

बहिःoutside

ययुःwent

Speaker

युधिछिर उवाच

Characters & Entities

Yudhiṣṭhira

Pāṇḍavas

Sātyaki

Vāsudeva (Kṛṣṇa)

camp (śibira)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

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