Ashvamedhika Parva Adhyaya 72 Shloka 1 - Mahabharata | Oriya | Vedapath

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Shloka 1

Aśvamedha-dīkṣā, Vyāsa’s horse-release, and Arjuna’s departure with Gāṇḍīva (आश्वमेधिक-दीक्षा तथा हय-उत्सर्गः)

Devanagari script

व बछ। डिश द्विसप्ततितमो< ध्याय: व्यासजीकी आज्ञासे अश्वकी रक्षाके लिये अर्जुनकी

Transliteration

Vaiśampāyana uvāca: evam uktas tu kṛṣṇena dharmaputro yudhiṣṭhiraḥ | vyāsam āmantya medhāvī tato vacanam abravīt ||

Translation

ବୈଶମ୍ପାୟନ କହିଲେ—ହେ ଜନମେଜୟ! ଭଗବାନ୍ ଶ୍ରୀକୃଷ୍ଣ ଏଭଳି କହିବା ପରେ ମେଧାବୀ ଧର୍ମସୁତ ଯୁଧିଷ୍ଠିର ବ୍ୟାସଙ୍କୁ ସମ୍ବୋଧନ କରି କହିଲେ—“ଭଗବନ୍! ଯେତେବେଳେ ଆପଣଙ୍କୁ ଅଶ୍ୱମେଧ ଯଜ୍ଞ ଆରମ୍ଭ କରିବାର ଯଥୋଚିତ ସମୟ ଜଣାପଡ଼ିବ, ସେତେବେଳେ ଆସି ମୋତେ ଦୀକ୍ଷା ଦିଅନ୍ତୁ; କାରଣ ମୋର ଏହି ଯଜ୍ଞ ସମ୍ପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣ ଭାବେ ଆପଣଙ୍କ ଅଧୀନ।”

Word by Word

वैशम्पायनःVaiśampāyana

उवाचsaid

एवम्thus

उक्तःhaving been spoken to / addressed

तुbut/indeed

कृष्णेनby Kṛṣṇa

धर्मपुत्रःDharma's son (Yudhiṣṭhira)

युधिष्ठिरःYudhiṣṭhira

व्यासम्Vyāsa

आमन्त्रयhaving addressed / having invited

मेधावीintelligent

ततःthen/thereupon

वचनम्speech/words

अत्रhere

अवीत्spoke

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Kṛṣṇa

Yudhiṣṭhira

Vyāsa

Aśvamedha (horse-sacrifice)

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?

Even a sovereign king submits to dharma by seeking proper authorization and timing from a qualified spiritual authority (Vyāsa). The passage emphasizes humility, ritual correctness, and the ethical principle that power should be guided by wisdom and dharmic counsel.

What is happening in the narrative?

After Kṛṣṇa’s counsel, Yudhiṣṭhira turns to Vyāsa and requests that Vyāsa himself determine the right moment to commence the Aśvamedha and to initiate him with the required consecration, acknowledging that the success and legitimacy of the rite depend on Vyāsa’s guidance.