Shloka 5

अध्याय १: महाप्रस्थानारम्भः

The Commencement of the Great Departure

Devanagari script

अर्जुनस्य मतं ज्ञात्वा भीमसेनो यमौ तथा । अन्वपद्यन्त तद्‌ वाक्‍्यं यदुक्ते सव्यसाचिना

Transliteration

arjunasya mataṁ jñātvā bhīmaseno yamau tathā | anvapadyanta tad vākyaṁ yad ukte savyasācinā ||

Translation

ଅର୍ଜୁନଙ୍କ ମତ ଜାଣି ଭୀମସେନ ଓ ଯମଜ ଭ୍ରାତାଦ୍ୱୟ (ନକୁଳ-ସହଦେବ) ମଧ୍ୟ ସବ୍ୟସାଚୀ ଅର୍ଜୁନ କହିଥିବା ବାକ୍ୟକୁ ଅନୁସରି ସେହି ପଥକୁ ଗ୍ରହଣ କଲେ।

Word by Word

• अर्जुनस्य: of Arjuna
• अर्जुनस्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्जुन
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• मतम्: opinion, intention
• मतम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: मत
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• ज्ञात्वा: having known
• ज्ञात्वा: Karana
• Type: Verb
• Root: ज्ञा
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral for gerund)

• भीमसेनः: Bhimasena (Bhima)
• भीमसेनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीमसेन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• यमौ: the twins (Nakula and Sahadeva)
• यमौ: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: यम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• तथा: also, likewise
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• अन्वपद्यन्त: followed, went after
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनु-√पद्
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), Third, Plural, Parasmaipada

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

• वाक्यम्: word, statement
• वाक्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• यत्: which
• यत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• उक्ते: when (it was) said / in the saying
• उक्ते: Adhikarana
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), Neuter, Locative, Singular

• सव्यसाचिना: by Savyasacin (Arjuna)
• सव्यसाचिना: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सव्यसाचिन्
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Arjuna
• Bhīmasena (Bhīma)
• Nakula
• Sahadeva
• Savyasācin (epithet of Arjuna)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights disciplined unity: once a righteous course is understood and agreed upon, the brothers set aside individual insistence and move forward together, embodying concord and shared resolve.

What is happening in the narrative?

After Arjuna expresses a particular intention or proposal, Bhīma and the twins (Nakula and Sahadeva) understand his mind and follow the same plan, accepting Arjuna’s spoken direction.