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Shloka 31

Ulūpī–Citravāhinī Saṃvāda: Dhanaṃjaya-patana and Prāya-threat

Devanagari script

सम्प्रीयमाण: पार्थानामृषभ: पुत्रविक्रमात्‌ । नात्यर्थ पीडयामास पुत्र वज्रधरात्मज:

Transliteration

samprīyamāṇaḥ pārthānām ṛṣabhaḥ putravikramāt | nātyarthaṃ pīḍayāmāsa putraṃ vajradharātmajaḥ ||

Translation

ໄວສັມປາຍະນະ ກ່າວວ່າ: ອາຣຊຸນ ຜູ້ເປັນດັ່ງງົວຜູ້ປະເສີດໃນບັນດາປາຣຖະ ແລະເປັນບຸດຂອງຜູ້ຖືວັດຊະຣະ (ອິນທຣະ) ມີຄວາມຍິນດີຢ່າງຫຼາຍຕໍ່ວິລະກຳຂອງລູກ. ດັ່ງນັ້ນ ພຣະອົງຈຶ່ງບໍ່ກົດດັນ ຫຼືລົງໂທດເຂົາເກີນຄວນ. ຂໍ້ຄວາມນີ້ຊີ້ເຖິງຄວາມອົດກັ້ນອັນມີວິໄນຂອງພໍ່—ຊົມເຊີຍຄວາມກ້າຫານ ແຕ່ແກ້ໄຂດ້ວຍຄວາມພອດດີ ບໍ່ໃຊ້ຄວາມຮຸນແຮງ.

Word by Word

सम्प्रीयमाणःbeing pleased, rejoicing

पार्थानाम्of the sons of Pṛthā (Pāṇḍavas)

ऋषभःthe best, the bull (chief)

पुत्रविक्रमात्from/at (because of) the son's prowess

नnot

अत्यर्थम्excessively, too much

पीडयामासtormented, pained

पुत्रम्the son

वज्रधरात्मजःthe son of the wielder of the thunderbolt (Arjuna, son of Indra)

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Arjuna

Pārthas (Pāṇḍavas)

Indra (Vajradhara)

Arjuna’s son (unnamed in this verse)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even when a child shows great prowess, a righteous guardian balances praise with restraint: discipline should not become excessive or cruel. Approval of valor is guided by dharma—measured correction rather than harsh punishment.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana describes Arjuna’s reaction to his son’s bravery. Delighted by the boy’s heroic conduct, Arjuna refrains from putting him under severe pressure or punishment.