Shloka 17

Tīrtha-yātrā: Prayāga-saṅgama and Gayaśiras—Rājarṣi Gaya’s Mahāyajña

Devanagari script

ततः स पाण्डवश्रेष्ठो भ्रातृभि: सहितो वशी

Transliteration

tataḥ sa pāṇḍavaśreṣṭho bhrātṛbhiḥ sahito vaśī

Translation

അനന്തരം സ്വയംനിയന്ത്രണമുള്ള പാണ്ഡവശ്രേഷ്ഠൻ സഹോദരന്മാരോടൊപ്പം മുന്നോട്ട് നീങ്ങി.

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (तद्-प्रातिपदिकात् अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (काल/क्रमवाचक)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• पाण्डवश्रेष्ठः: the best of the Pāṇḍavas
• पाण्डवश्रेष्ठः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डव + श्रेष्ठ
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• भ्रातृभिः: with (his) brothers
• भ्रातृभिः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भ्रातृ
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• सहितः: accompanied, together with
• सहितः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सहित (√सह्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• वशी: self-controlled, master of himself
• वशी: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वशिन्
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Pāṇḍavas
• the brothers of the Pāṇḍava leader (collective reference)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse foregrounds vaśitva—self-mastery—as a hallmark of righteous leadership: the foremost Pāṇḍava advances not impulsively but with disciplined restraint, supported by fraternal solidarity.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana signals a transition: the leading Pāṇḍava moves forward accompanied by his brothers, indicating coordinated action and unity as the episode continues.