Mahabharata — Ashvamedhika Parva, Shloka 50

Adhyāya 51: Kṛṣṇa’s Leave-Taking and Departure for Dvārakā (द्वारकागमनानुमति)

Devanagari script

मया तु भरतश्रेष्ठ चिरदृष्ट: पिता प्रभु: । तमहं द्रष्टमेच्छामि सम्मते तव फाल्गुन

Transliteration

mayā tu bharataśreṣṭha ciradṛṣṭaḥ pitā prabhuḥ | tam ahaṃ draṣṭum icchāmi sammate tava phālguna ||

Translation

ಹೇ ಭರತಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠ ಫಾಲ್ಗುಣ (ಅರ್ಜುನ)! ನನ್ನ ಪ್ರಭುವಾದ ತಂದೆಯನ್ನು ನೋಡಿ ಬಹಳ ಕಾಲವಾಯಿತು; ಅವರನ್ನು ನೋಡಲು ನಾನು ಬಯಸುತ್ತೇನೆ. ನಿನ್ನ ಸಮ್ಮತಿ ಇದ್ದರೆ ನಾನು ದ್ವಾರಕೆಗೆ ಹೋಗಿ ಅವರ ದರ್ಶನ ಪಡೆಯುವೆ.

Word by Word

• मया: by me
• मया: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: —, Instrumental, Singular

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

• भरतश्रेष्ठ: O best of the Bharatas
• Type: Noun
• Root: भरत-श्रेष्ठ
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• चिरदृष्टः: seen after a long time / long-unseen (now seen)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चिर-दृष्ट
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पिता: father
• पिता: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• प्रभुः: lord/master
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: —, Nominative, Singular

• द्रष्टुम्: to see
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: Infinitive (Tumun), —, —

• इच्छामि: I desire/wish
• Type: Verb
• Root: इष्
• Form: Present, 1st, Singular

• सम्मते: when approved / if agreeable
• सम्मते: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्मत
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• तव: of you/your
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: —, Genitive, Singular

• फाल्गुन: O Phalguna (Arjuna)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फाल्गुन
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

वायुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vāyudeva
• Arjuna (Phālguna)
• Vāyu's father (pitā prabhuḥ)
• Dvārakā

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights reverence toward one’s father/elder and the ethical propriety of seeking a trusted person’s consent before undertaking an important journey—desire is guided by respect, consultation, and right intention.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vāyudeva addresses Arjuna respectfully, saying he has not seen his father for a long time and wishes to meet him; he asks whether Arjuna agrees to his going to Dvārakā for that purpose.