Shloka 9

Daśagrīva-boonāvaraṇa, Viṣṇv-avatāra-niyoga, Vānara-sahāya-janana, Mantharā-nirmāṇa

Devanagari script

आजगाम महायोगी पाण्डवानवलोकक: । तमागतमभिप्रेक्ष्य कुन्तीपुत्रो युधिष्ठिर:

Transliteration

ājagāma mahāyogī pāṇḍavān avalokakaḥ | tam āgatam abhiprekṣya kuntīputro yudhiṣṭhiraḥ ||

Translation

ヴァイシャンパーヤナは語った。大ヨーギーは、パーンダヴァたちを見届けようとして来た。彼の来臨を見て、クンティーの子ユディシュティラは、客人を注意深く見守り、ダルマと歓待の礼にかなう形で迎える備えを整えた。

Word by Word

• आजगाम: came, arrived
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ√गम्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, singular, Parasmaipada

• महायोगी: the great yogin
• महायोगी: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: महायोगिन्
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• पाण्डवान्: the Pāṇḍavas
• पाण्डवान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डव
• Form: masculine, accusative, plural

• अवलोककः: observer, one who looks upon
• अवलोककः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अवलोकक
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

• आगतम्: arrived, having come
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ√गम्
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular, past passive participle (क्त)

• अभिप्रेक्ष्य: having looked at, seeing
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि√प्रेक्ष्
• Form: absolutive/gerund (ल्यप्)

• कुन्तीपुत्रः: Kuntī's son
• कुन्तीपुत्रः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुन्तीपुत्र
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• युधिष्ठिरः: Yudhiṣṭhira
• युधिष्ठिरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: युधिष्ठिर
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• mahāyogī (unnamed great yogin)
• Pāṇḍavas
• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Kuntī

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse foregrounds dharmic conduct toward spiritual elders: when a realized ascetic approaches, a ruler like Yudhiṣṭhira responds with alert respect and readiness to offer proper reception, reflecting the ethical ideal of honoring wisdom and practicing hospitality.

What is happening in the narrative?

A great yogin arrives to see the Pāṇḍavas during their forest period. Yudhiṣṭhira notices the visitor’s arrival and turns his attention toward him, setting up the ensuing interaction (welcome, inquiry, counsel, or boon) typical of sage-king encounters in the Vana Parva.