Shloka 443

Vyāsa’s Inquiry into Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Tapas and the Identification of Vidura with Dharma

Devanagari script

अनुज्ञातास्त्वया राजन्‌ गमिष्यामो विकल्मषा: । युधिषछ्िर बोले--महाराज! आपके आशीर्वादसे आनन्दित होकर हमलोग कुशलपूर्वक राजधानी लौट जायूँगे। राजन! इसके लिये आप हमें आज्ञा दें। आपकी आज्ञा पाकर हम पापरहित हो यहाँसे यात्रा करेंगे

Transliteration

anujñātās tvayā rājan gamiṣyāmo vikalmaṣāḥ |

Translation

Yudhiṣṭhira berkata: “Wahai Maharaja, setelah tuanku mengizinkan kami, kami akan berangkat tanpa cela. Dengan restu tuanku, kami akan kembali ke ibu kota dengan selamat; maka perintahkanlah kami untuk pergi. Setelah menerima perkenan tuanku, kami akan meninggalkan tempat ini tanpa dosa.”

Word by Word

• अनुज्ञाताः: permitted, having been granted leave
• अनुज्ञाताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनुज्ञात (√ज्ञा + अनु, क्त)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: त्वद्
• Form: —, Instrumental, Singular

• राजन्: O king
• राजन्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• गमिष्यामः: we shall go
• गमिष्यामः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: √गम्
• Form: Simple Future (Luṭ), First, Plural

• विकल्मषाः: free from sin/taint
• विकल्मषाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विकल्मष
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

युधिछिर उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Yudhiṣṭhira

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights dharmic conduct: one should not act independently in sensitive transitions (like departure) but seek rightful permission and blessings from elders/authority, so that one’s action remains ethically “untainted” (vikalmaṣa).

What is happening in the narrative?

Yudhiṣṭhira respectfully addresses the king, requesting formal leave to depart and return to the capital, emphasizing that with the king’s consent and blessing their journey will be safe and morally blameless.