Shloka 16

Jarītā-Śārṅgaka-saṃvādaḥ — The Dialogue of Jaritā and the Śārṅgaka Chicks

Fire-escape deliberation

Devanagari script

वायुदेव उवाच कुन्तीमातर्ममाप्येतद्‌ रोचते यद्‌ वयं जले । सुहृज्जनवृता: पार्थ विहरेम यथासुखम्‌

Transliteration

Vāyudeva uvāca: Kuntīmātar mamāpy etad rocata yad vayaṁ jale | suhṛjjanavṛtāḥ Pārtha viharema yathāsukham ||

Translation

Vāsudeva (Kṛṣṇa) berkata: “Wahai putera Kuntī, aku juga berkenan akan hal ini—marilah kita, dikelilingi sahabat-sahabat yang tulus, turun ke air dan bersuka ria dengan tenang di sana.”

Word by Word

• वायुदेवः: Vāyu-deva (the Wind-god)
• वायुदेवः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वायुदेव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उवाच: said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect, Third, Singular

• कुन्तीमातः: O mother of Kuntī
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुन्तीमातृ
• Form: Feminine, Vocative, Singular

• मम: of me / my
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Genitive, Singular

• अपि: also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• रोचते: is pleasing / appeals
• Type: Verb
• Root: रुच्
• Form: Present, Third, Singular

• यत्: that (namely that)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• वयम्: we
• वयम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Nominative, Plural

• जले: in the water
• जले: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: जल
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• सुहृत्-जन-वृताः: surrounded by friendly people
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुहृत्-जन-वृत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• पार्थ: O Pārtha (son of Pṛthā)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थ
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• विहरेम: may we sport / may we enjoy ourselves
• Type: Verb
• Root: विहर्
• Form: Optative, First, Plural

• यथा: as / according to
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा

• सुखम्: comfortably / with ease
• सुखम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुख
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

वायुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

• वायुदेव (Vāyudeva)
• कुन्ती (Kuntī)
• पार्थ / कुन्तीनन्दन (Pārtha / son of Kuntī)
• जल (water)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights concord and goodwill: a proposal is accepted not for personal gain but in a spirit of shared enjoyment with friends, underscoring the value of agreeable speech, consent, and harmonious companionship.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vāyudeva responds to Pārtha (Arjuna), expressing approval of the plan to go to the water and enjoy recreation together, accompanied by friendly companions.