Mahabharata 3.37.356 — Vana Parva, Adhyaya 37, Shloka 356

Vyāsa’s Counsel to Yudhiṣṭhira: Pratismṛti-vidyā, Arjuna’s Aśtra-Quest, and the Move to Kāmyaka

Devanagari script

दिव्येभ्यश्वैव भूतेभ्यो ये चान्ये परिपन्थिन: । आप बड़े भाईका आदर करनेवाले हैं

Transliteration

divyebhyaś caiva bhūtebhyo ye cānye paripanthinaḥ |

Translation

ヴァイシャンパーヤナは言った。「天界の存在、また道を妨げうるあらゆる存在から、汝が無事であるように。汝は兄を敬い、その命に従うゆえ、汝の安寧のために、ヴァス、ルドラ、アーディティヤ、マルットの群、ヴィシュヴェデーヴァ、そしてサーディヤの諸神の加護を請い願う。地上・空中・天上の力、ならびに旅路に障りをなすいかなる生きものに対しても、汝に吉祥あれ。」

Word by Word

• दिव्येभ्यः: from the divine (ones)
• दिव्येभ्यः: Apadana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य
• Form: Neuter, Ablative, Plural

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

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

• भूतेभ्यः: from beings/creatures
• भूतेभ्यः: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूत
• Form: Neuter, Ablative, Plural

• ये: who/which (those who)
• ये: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

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

• अन्ये: other
• अन्ये: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• परिपन्थिनः: obstructors/waylayers (those who hinder the path)
• परिपन्थिनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: परिपन्थिन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśaṃpāyana
• Vasus
• Rudras
• Ādityas
• Maruts
• Viśvedevas
• Sādhyas

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Respect for elders and obedience to rightful instruction are presented as virtues that invite auspicious protection; the passage frames safety and success as supported by dharmic conduct and by invoking benevolent divine guardians against obstacles.

What is happening in the narrative?

The speaker conveys a benediction for someone setting out or proceeding on a path, invoking groups of Vedic deities for peace and protection from obstructive beings across the earthly, atmospheric, and celestial realms.