Shloka 5

Virāṭanagara-nivāsa-nirṇaya

Decision to Reside in Virāṭa’s City

Devanagari script

तथा स तु वरॉल्लब्ध्वा धर्मो धर्मभूतां वर: । गत्वा55श्रमं ब्राह्मणेभ्य आचख्यौ सर्वमेव तत्‌

Transliteration

tathā sa tu varāl labdhvā dharmo dharmabhūtāṁ varaḥ | gatvā āśramaṁ brāhmaṇebhya ācakhyau sarvam eva tat ||

Translation

ヴァイシャンパーヤナは語った。かくして恩寵を得たダルマ—正しき者のうち最勝なる者—は庵へ赴き、事の次第を余すところなく婆羅門たちに告げた。この段は、たとえ神意が働いていようとも、出来事は真実のままに報告され、学識ある証人の前に置かれてこそ、行いがダルマにかなうことを示している。

Word by Word

• तथा: thus, in that manner
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तु: but, indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• वरात्: from the boon
• वरात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर
• Form: Masculine, Ablative, Singular

• लब्ध्वा: having obtained
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral)

• धर्मः: Dharma (the deity of righteousness)
• धर्मः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• धर्मभूतानाम्: of the righteous (those whose nature is dharma)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धर्मभूत
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• वरः: best, excellent
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• गत्वा: having gone
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral)

• आश्रमम्: to the hermitage
• आश्रमम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: आश्रम
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• ब्राह्मणेभ्यः: to the Brahmins
• ब्राह्मणेभ्यः: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण
• Form: Masculine, Dative, Plural

• आचख्यौ: told, related
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-चक्ष्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• सर्वम्: all
• सर्वम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

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

• तत्: that (matter/news)
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Dharma
• Āśrama (hermitage)
• Brāhmaṇas

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights dharmic procedure: after receiving a boon or achieving an outcome, one should act transparently—reporting the matter truthfully to learned and impartial witnesses—so that conduct remains aligned with righteousness rather than secrecy or self-interest.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana narrates that Dharma, having obtained a boon, goes to an āśrama and informs the Brahmins of the entire event/news, setting the stage for the next developments by placing the account before respected ascetics.