Shloka 5

Yudhiṣṭhira’s Procession, Encampment (Niveśa), and Auspicious Timing for Ritual Action

Devanagari script

तपोवृद्धेन महता सुहृदां भूतिमिच्छता

Transliteration

tapovṛddhena mahatā suhṛdāṃ bhūtim icchatā

Translation

Vaiśampāyana disse: «(Isto foi feito) por alguém grandemente fortalecido pela austeridade e que, com intento nobre, buscava o bem-estar e a prosperidade de seus amigos e benfeitores.»

Word by Word

• तपोवृद्धेन: by one increased/enhanced by austerity
• तपोवृद्धेन: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तपोवृद्ध
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• महता: by the great (one)
• महता: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• सुहृदाम्: of friends / well-wishers
• सुहृदाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुहृद्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• भूतिम्: prosperity, welfare
• भूतिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूति
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• इच्छता: by (one) desiring
• इच्छता: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इष्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

True greatness is framed as arising from tapas (self-discipline) and expressing itself ethically as a wish for the welfare (bhūti) of one’s friends and well-wishers, not merely personal gain.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana characterizes an agent (implied from context) as spiritually strengthened by austerity and motivated by goodwill, setting the moral tone for the action being described in this passage.