Shloka 36

Devanagari script

एकी भूतैर्महाप्राज्जै: श्रैररिनिबर्हणै: । पाण्डवै: पृथिवीं तात भोक्ष्यसे सहित: सुखी,“तात! पाण्डव परस्पर संगठित होनेके कारण एकीभूत हो गये हैं। वे परम ज्ञानी, शूरवीर तथा शत्रुसंहारमें समर्थ हैं। तुम उनके साथ मिलकर सुखपूर्वक इस पृथ्वीका राज्य भोग सकोगे

Transliteration

ekībhūtair mahāprajñaiḥ śūraiḥ arinibarhaṇaiḥ | pāṇḍavaiḥ pṛthivīṃ tāta bhokṣyase sahitaḥ sukhī ||

Translation

ବୈଶମ୍ପାୟନ କହିଲେ—ତାତ! ପାଣ୍ଡବମାନେ ପରସ୍ପର ସଂଘଟିତ ହୋଇ ଏକୀଭୂତ ହୋଇଛନ୍ତି। ସେମାନେ ପରମ ପ୍ରାଜ୍ଞ, ଶୂରବୀର ଏବଂ ଶତ୍ରୁନାଶରେ ସମର୍ଥ। ସେମାନଙ୍କ ସହ ଯୋଗ ଦେଲେ ତୁମେ ସୌହାର୍ଦ୍ୟ ଓ ସୁଖ ସହିତ ଏହି ପୃଥିବୀର ରାଜ୍ୟ ଭୋଗ କରିପାରିବ।

Word by Word

एकीभूतैःhaving become united

महाप्राज्ञैःby the very wise

शूरैःby the brave

अरिनिबर्हणैःby destroyers of enemies

पाण्डवैःby/with the Pandavas

पृथिवीम्the earth, kingdom

तातdear one / son (vocative)

भोक्ष्यसेyou will enjoy / rule

सहितःtogether (with them)

सुखीhappy

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Pāṇḍavas

Pṛthivī (the earth/kingdom)

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?

Unity grounded in wisdom and valor creates legitimate strength; aligning with righteous, capable allies enables stable kingship and shared prosperity rather than isolated rivalry.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana describes the Pāṇḍavas as fully united and formidable, advising that by joining them one can peacefully enjoy rule over the earth—framing alliance as the prudent and ethically preferable course.