Shloka 1

Devanagari script

ऑपन--माज बक। अकाल सप्तविशो<डध्याय: अर्जुनका अनेक पर्वतीय देशोंपर विजय पाना वैशम्पायन उवाच एवमुक्त: प्रत्युवाच भगदत्तं धनंजय: । अनेनैव कृतं सर्वमनुजानीहि याम्यहम्‌,वैशम्पायनजी कहते हैं--जनमेजय! उनके ऐसा कहनेपर धनंजयने भगदत्तसे कहा --'राजन्‌! आपने जो कर देना स्वीकार कर लिया, इतनेसे ही मेरा सब सत्कार हो जायगा, अब अज्ञा दीजिये, मैं जाता हूँ"

Transliteration

Vaiśampāyana uvāca: evam uktaḥ pratyuvāca bhagadattaṃ dhanañjayaḥ | anenaiva kṛtaṃ sarvam anujānīhi yāmy aham ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana berkata: Setelah itu diucapkan, Dhanañjaya (Arjuna) menjawab Bhagadatta, “Wahai Raja! Dengan ini sahaja—apa yang tuanku telah berjanji untuk lakukan—segala kehormatanku telah sempurna. Perkenankanlah; kini aku berangkat.”

Word by Word

वैशम्पायनःVaiśampāyana

उवाचsaid

एवम्thus

उक्तःhaving been spoken to / addressed

प्रत्युवाचreplied

भगदत्तम्Bhagadatta

धनंजयःDhanañjaya (Arjuna)

अनेनby this / with this

एवindeed / just

कृतम्done / accomplished

सर्वम्all (of it)

अनुजानीहिpermit / allow

यामिI go

अहम्I

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Janamejaya

Dhanañjaya (Arjuna)

Bhagadatta

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 underscores restraint and propriety: a pledged act or assurance is accepted as sufficient honor, reflecting dharmic courtesy rather than demanding further concessions.

What is happening in the narrative?

After Bhagadatta speaks, Arjuna responds respectfully, saying the matter is already settled by what has been agreed, and asks permission to depart.