Mahabharata 9.63.7 — Shalya Parva, Adhyaya 63, Shloka 7

Duryodhana’s Post-Duel Lament and Instructions (भग्नसक्थस्य विलापः)

Devanagari script

वैशम्पायन उवाच त्वद्युक्तोडयमनुप्रश्नो यन्मां पृच्छसि पार्थिव । तत्ते5हं सम्प्रवक्ष्यामि यथावद्‌ भरतर्षभ

Transliteration

Vaiśampāyana uvāca: tvad-yukto 'yam anupraśno yan māṃ pṛcchasi pārthiva | tat te 'haṃ sampravakṣyāmi yathāvad bharatarṣabha ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana berkata: “Wahai Raja, pertanyaan susulanmu itu memang wajar, kerana engkau menanyakannya kepadaku. Maka akan kujelaskan kepadamu dengan lengkap dan tepat, wahai permata kaum Bharata.”

Word by Word

• वैशम्पायनः: Vaishampayana
• वैशम्पायनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैशम्पायन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• त्वत्: from you / by you
• त्वत्: Apadana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: त्वद्
• Form: Ablative, Singular

• युक्तः: proper, fitting
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युक्त
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अयम्: this
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अनुप्रश्नः: follow-up question, inquiry
• अनुप्रश्नः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनुप्रश्न
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• यत्: which/that (thing)
• यत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Accusative, Singular

• पृच्छसि: you ask
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रच्छ्
• Form: Present, Second, Singular

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

• तत्: that (matter)
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: त्वद्
• Form: Dative, Singular

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Nominative, Singular

• सम्प्रवक्ष्यामि: I shall explain fully
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-वच्
• Form: Simple Future, First, Singular

• यथावत्: properly, as it should be
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथावत्

• भरतर्षभ: O bull among the Bharatas
• Type: Noun
• Root: भरतर्षभ
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• pārthiva (the king addressed)
• Bharata lineage (bharatarṣabha)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the ethics of discourse: a well-framed follow-up question deserves a complete and accurate reply, emphasizing careful inquiry and responsible instruction.

What is happening in the narrative?

The narrator Vaiśampāyana acknowledges the king’s question as appropriate and promises to explain the matter properly, signaling a transition into a fuller exposition.