Shloka 28

Pāṇḍu’s Marriages, Conquests, and Triumphal Return (पाण्डोर्विवाह-विजय-प्रत्यागमनम्)

Devanagari script

भवत्या यदभिप्रेतं तदहं कर्तुमागतः । शाधि मां धर्मतत्त्वज्ञे करवाणि प्रियं तव

Transliteration

bhavatyā yad abhipretaṃ tad ahaṃ kartum āgataḥ | śādhi māṃ dharmatattvajñe karavāṇi priyaṃ tava ||

Translation

ଧର୍ମତତ୍ତ୍ୱ ଜାଣୁଥିବା ମାତା! ଆପଣଙ୍କ ଯାହା ଅଭିପ୍ରେତ, ତାହା କରିବାକୁ ମୁଁ ଆସିଛି। ଆଜ୍ଞା କରନ୍ତୁ—ଆପଣଙ୍କ କେଉଁ ପ୍ରିୟ ସେବା ମୁଁ କରିବି?

Word by Word

• भवत्या: by you (lady/mother)
• भवत्या: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवत्
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• यत्: what/that which
• यत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• अभिप्रेतम्: desired/intended
• अभिप्रेतम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अभि-√प्रि (अभिप्रेत)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: —, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• कर्तुम्: to do
• कर्तुम्: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ
• Form: तुमुन् (infinitive)

• आगतः: having come / I have come
• आगतः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-√गम् (आगत)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन, —, क्त (past participle)

• शाधि: command/instruct (you)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √शास्
• Form: लोट्, मध्यम, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: —, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• धर्मतत्त्वज्ञे: O knower of dharma-truth/principles
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म-तत्त्व-ज्ञ
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, संबोधन, एकवचन

• करवाणि: may I do / should I do
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ
• Form: विधिलिङ्, उत्तम, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• प्रियम्: what is pleasing / a pleasing act
• प्रियम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रिय
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• तव: of you / for you
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: —, षष्ठी, एकवचन

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights dharmic conduct through humility and readiness to serve: one should align action with righteous intention, seek guidance from those who understand dharma, and perform duties in a way that is pleasing and beneficial rather than self-willed.

What is happening in the narrative?

The speaker expresses willingness to fulfill the addressee’s heartfelt wish, asking for explicit instruction. The tone is deferential: he acknowledges her as a knower of dharma and requests direction about what service to perform.