Shloka 24

Devanagari script

वैशम्पायन उवाच एवमुक्तस्तथेत्युक्त्वा पाण्डव: सत्यविक्रम: । भीष्मद्रोणौ नमस्कृत्य प्रातिष्ठत युधिछ्िर:

Transliteration

Vaiśampāyana uvāca: evam uktas tathety uktvā pāṇḍavaḥ satyavikramaḥ | bhīṣma-droṇau namaskṛtya prātiṣṭhata yudhiṣṭhiraḥ ||

Translation

ବୈଶମ୍ପାୟନ କହିଲେ— ଏପରି କୁହାଯାଇଲେ ସତ୍ୟବିକ୍ରମୀ ପାଣ୍ଡବ ଯୁଧିଷ୍ଠିର ‘ତଥାସ୍ତୁ’ ବୋଲି କହିଲେ। ପରେ ଭୀଷ୍ମ ଓ ଦ୍ରୋଣଙ୍କୁ ନମସ୍କାର କରି ସେଠାରୁ ପ୍ରସ୍ଥାନ କଲେ।

Word by Word

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

• उवाच: said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• एवम्: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम्

• उक्तः: having been spoken to / addressed
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Past passive participle (kta), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तथा: so; in that manner
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• इति: thus (quotative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

• उक्त्वा: having said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Absolutive (ktvā), active

• पाण्डवः: the Pāṇḍava (Yudhiṣṭhira)
• पाण्डवः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सत्यविक्रमः: of true valor
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत्यविक्रम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• भीष्मद्रोणौ: Bhīṣma and Droṇa
• भीष्मद्रोणौ: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीष्म + द्रोण
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Dual

• नमस्कृत्य: having saluted
• Type: Verb
• Root: नमस् + कृ
• Form: Absolutive (ktvā/lyap), lyap (kṛtvā-arthīya), active

• प्रातिष्ठत: set out; departed
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (प्र + आ + ति + ष्ठ)
• Form: Imperfect, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• युधिष्ठिरः: Yudhiṣṭhira
• युधिष्ठिरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: युधिष्ठिर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Bhīṣma
• Droṇa

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even when circumstances are tense, one should respond to sound counsel with disciplined assent and maintain reverence toward elders and teachers; ethical conduct is shown through restraint, truthful resolve, and respectful action.

What is happening in the narrative?

After being advised (contextually, by Vidura), Yudhiṣṭhira agrees—saying “So be it”—then formally salutes Bhīṣma and Droṇa and leaves, marking a courteous and dutiful departure.