Shloka 34

Svargārohaṇa-parva Adhyāya 2 — Yudhiṣṭhira’s Inquiry for His Kin and the Vision of a Punitive Realm

Devanagari script

ते वयं पार्थ दीर्घस्य कालस्य पुरुषर्षभ । सुखमासादयिष्यामस्त्वां दृष्टवा राजसत्तम,'पुरुषप्रवर! कुन्तीकुमार! नृपश्रेष्ठ) आज दीर्घकालके पश्चात्‌ आपका दर्शन पाकर हम सुखका अनुभव करेंगे

Transliteration

te vayaṁ pārtha dīrghasya kālasya puruṣarṣabha | sukham āsādayiṣyāmas tvāṁ dṛṣṭvā rājasattama ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: “O Pārtha, bull among men, best of kings—after a long passage of time, on seeing you we shall at last attain comfort and joy.”

Word by Word

• ते: they
• ते: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• वयम्: we
• वयम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Common, Nominative, Plural

• पार्थ: O son of Pritha (Arjuna)
• पार्थ: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थ
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• दीर्घस्य: of long
• दीर्घस्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दीर्घ
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• कालस्य: of time; after a long time
• कालस्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• पुरुषर्षभ: O bull among men
• पुरुषर्षभ: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरुषर्षभ
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• सुखम्: happiness
• सुखम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुख
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• आसादयिष्यामः: we shall attain/experience
• आसादयिष्यामः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-√सद्
• Form: Simple Future (Luṭ), First, Plural, Parasmaipada

• त्वाम्: you
• त्वाम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: Common, Accusative, Singular

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Karana
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दृश्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage)

• राजसत्तम: O best of kings
• राजसत्तम: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजसत्तम
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Pārtha (Arjuna)
• Kuntī (implied by ‘Pārtha’)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the human and ethical value of reunion and recognition: after prolonged suffering and separation, the sight of a revered person brings solace. It also reflects the Mahābhārata’s emphasis on honoring worthy individuals through truthful, respectful address.

What is happening in the narrative?

In Svargārohaṇa, the speaker (Vaiśampāyana narrating) reports words of welcome to Arjuna (Pārtha): after a long time, seeing him again brings happiness and relief, marking a moment of emotional resolution amid the parva’s final transitions.