Shloka 10

Virāṭanagara-nivāsa-nirṇaya

Decision to Reside in Virāṭa’s City

Devanagari script

अजुन उवाच तस्यैव वरदानेन धर्मस्य मनुजाधिप । अज्ञाता विचरिष्यामो नराणां नात्र संशय:

Transliteration

arjuna uvāca | tasyaiva varadānena dharmasya manujādhipa | ajñātā vicarīṣyāmo narāṇāṃ nātra saṃśayaḥ ||

Translation

Disse Arjuna: “Ó senhor dos homens, pela própria dádiva concedida por Dharma, andaremos entre as pessoas sem sermos reconhecidos — disso não há dúvida. Ainda assim, direi os nomes de alguns reinos agradáveis e bem resguardados, próprios para morada; escolhe tu mesmo aquele que preferires.”

Word by Word

• अर्जुनः: Arjuna
• अर्जुनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्जुन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• तस्य: of him/that
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• एव: indeed/just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• वरदानेन: by the boon-giving (i.e., by the boon)
• वरदानेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वरदान
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• धर्मस्य: of Dharma
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• मनुजाधिप: O lord of men (king)
• मनुजाधिप: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनुजाधिप
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• अज्ञाताः: unknown/unrecognized
• अज्ञाताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अज्ञात
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• विचरिष्यामः: we shall roam/wander
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + चर्
• Form: Simple Future (Luṭ), First, Plural, Parasmaipada

• नराणाम्: of men/people
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• अत्र: here/in this matter
• अत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

अजुन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Arjuna
• Dharma (Yama/Dharmarāja)
• Manujādhipa (king addressed)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Confidence grounded in dharma: Arjuna affirms that a righteous boon (from Dharma) provides reliable protection, yet he also models practical wisdom by planning safe, hidden places to live—showing that faith and prudent strategy can coexist.

What is happening in the narrative?

Arjuna speaks to a king, stating that by Dharma’s boon they will remain unrecognized while moving among people. He then offers to name pleasant, secret regions suitable for residence so the king may choose a secure place.