Shloka 8

Devanagari script

एवमुक्तो भगवता व्यासेन पृथिवीपति: । युधिष्ठटिरं सहामात्यमनुजज्ञे नदीसुत:,भगवान्‌ व्यासके ऐसा कहनेपर पृथ्वीपालक गंगापुत्र भीष्मने मन्त्रियोंसहित राजा युधिष्ठिरको जानेकी आज्ञा दी

Transliteration

evaṃ ukto bhagavatā vyāsena pṛthivīpatiḥ | yudhiṣṭhiraṃ sahāmātyam anujajñe nadīsutaḥ ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana berkata: Setelah ditegur demikian oleh Vyāsa yang mulia, Bhīṣma—yang lahir dari sungai dan tuan bagi bumi—memberi izin kepada Raja Yudhiṣṭhira, bersama para menterinya, untuk berangkat pulang.

Word by Word

एवम्thus

उक्तःhaving been told / addressed

भगवताby the venerable one

व्यासेनby Vyasa

पृथिवीपतिःthe lord of the earth (king)

युधिष्ठिरम्Yudhishthira

सहtogether with

अमात्यम्minister (as accompaniment)

अनुजज्ञेpermitted / gave leave

नदीसुतःthe river's son (Bhishma, son of Ganga)

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśaṃpāyana

Vyāsa

Bhīṣma (Gaṅgāputra / Nadīsuta)

Yudhiṣṭhira

Ministers (Āmātya)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights disciplined dharma in action: after receiving counsel from a revered teacher (Vyāsa), one proceeds only with proper leave and respect for elders and authority, reflecting orderly governance and ethical restraint.

What is happening in the narrative?

After Vyāsa speaks, Bhīṣma (the son of the river Gaṅgā) gives Yudhiṣṭhira—along with his ministers—permission to depart, marking a formal transition from instruction to the next stage of action.