Shloka 29

Vivāha-dharma: Kanyā-pradāna, Śulka, and Pāṇigrahaṇa-niṣṭhā (अनुशासन पर्व, अध्याय ४४)

Devanagari script

आगते<थ गुरौ राजन्‌ विपुल: प्रियकर्मकृत्‌ रक्षितां गुरवे भार्या न्यवेदयदनिन्दिताम्‌

Transliteration

āgate 'tha gurau rājan vipulaḥ priyakarmakṛt | rakṣitāṃ gurave bhāryāṃ nyavedayad aninditām ||

Translation

ビーシュマは言った。「王よ、師が帰還すると、ヴィプラは—常に師の喜ぶ正しき務めを果たさんとする者—自ら忠実に守り抜いた、咎なき師母を師に恭しく差し出した。」

Word by Word

• आगते: when (he) had come
• आगते: Adhikarana
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-गम्
• Form: क्त, Masculine, Locative, Singular

• अथ: then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ

• गुरौ: in/at the teacher (guru)
• गुरौ: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुरु
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• राजन्: O king
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• विपुलः: Vipula (name)
• विपुलः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: विपुल
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• प्रियकर्मकृत्: one who does what is pleasing (to him)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रियकर्मकृत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular, कृत् (agent-noun)

• रक्षिताम्: protected/guarded
• रक्षिताम्: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: रक्ष्
• Form: क्त, Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• गुरवे: to the guru
• गुरवे: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुरु
• Form: Masculine, Dative, Singular

• भार्याम्: wife
• भार्याम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भार्या
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• न्यवेदयत्: he presented/handed over; he informed
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-अवेदय्
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• अनिन्दिताम्: blameless; irreproachable
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनिन्दित
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular, क्त

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhishma
• Vipula
• Guru (teacher)
• Guru's wife

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Faithful service to one’s teacher includes protecting the guru’s trust and household with integrity; true devotion is shown through disciplined conduct and safeguarding what is entrusted, without seeking personal gain.

What is happening in the narrative?

After the guru returns, Vipula—who had been entrusted with guarding the guru’s wife—formally presents her back to him, emphasizing that she remained protected and beyond reproach under his care.