Shloka 27

अर्जुन–उलूपीसंवादः

Arjuna and Ulūpī: Explanation of Śānti and the Maṇipūra Resolution

Devanagari script

तमर्जुन: समाश्चास्य पुनरेवेदमब्रवीत्‌ । आगन्तव्यं परां चैत्रीमश्वमेथे नृपस्य न:

Transliteration

tam arjunaḥ samāśvāsya punar evedam abravīt | āgantavyaṃ parāṃ caitrīm aśvamedhe nṛpasya naḥ ||

Translation

ヴァイシャンパーヤナは語った。彼をなだめたのち、アルジュナは重ねてこう言った。「王よ、来たるチャイトラ月の満月には、必ず我らの王のアシュヴァメーダ（馬祀）にお越しなさい。」

Word by Word

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अर्जुनः: Arjuna
• अर्जुनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्जुन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• समाश्वास्य: having consoled
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-श्वस्
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage), having consoled/encouraged

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• अस्य: of him / his
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• पुनः: again
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः

• एव: indeed/just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अब्रवीत्: said/spoke
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• आगन्तव्यम्: must be come / (you) must come
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-गम्
• Form: तव्यत् (gerundive/obligative), Neuter, Nominative, Singular, impersonal obligation: 'it is to be come' = 'you must come'

• पराम्: next/coming
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परा
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• चैत्रीम्: of (the month) Caitra
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चैत्री
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• अश्वमेथे: in the Aśvamedha (sacrifice)
• अश्वमेथे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अश्वमेथ
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• नृपस्य: of the king
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृप
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• नः: of us / our
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Genitive, Plural

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Arjuna
• our king (nṛpaḥ; contextually Yudhiṣṭhira)
• Aśvamedha
• Caitra (month)
• Caitra Pūrṇimā (full-moon day)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights dharmic restoration through reassurance and inclusion: instead of perpetuating conflict, Arjuna consoles the other party and directs them toward a public, lawful rite (Aśvamedha) that reaffirms legitimate sovereignty and social harmony.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana narrates that Arjuna, after calming and encouraging the addressed person, instructs him to attend the forthcoming Caitra full-moon occasion at their king’s Aśvamedha sacrifice—an invitation that signals acceptance and the consolidation of the king’s authority.