Shloka 21

जतुगृहदाहः — The Burning of the Lac House and the Pāṇḍavas’ Concealed Escape

Devanagari script

वैशम्पायन उवाच ततो द्रोणाभ्यनुज्ञातः पार्थ: परपुरंजय: । भ्रातृभिस्त्वरया55श्लिपष्टो रणायोपजगाम तम्‌,वैशम्पायनजी कहते हैं--राजन्‌! तदनन्तर शत्रुओंके नगरको जीतनेवाले कुन्तीनन्दन अर्जुन आचार्य द्रोणकी आज्ञा ले तुरंत अपने भाइयोंसे गले मिलकर युद्धके लिये कर्णकी ओर बढ़े

Transliteration

vaiśampāyana uvāca | tato droṇābhyanujñātaḥ pārthaḥ parapuraṃjayaḥ | bhrātṛbhis tvarayāśliṣṭo raṇāyopajagāma tam ||

Translation

Вайшампаяна сказал: Затем Партха (Арджуна), покоритель вражеских твердынь, получив дозволение Дроны, поспешно обнял братьев и двинулся к Карне для битвы.

Word by Word

वैशम्पायनःVaishampayana

उवाचsaid

ततःthen, thereafter

द्रोणfrom Drona

अभ्यनुज्ञातःhaving been permitted/authorized

पार्थःPartha (Arjuna)

परपुरंजयःconqueror of enemy cities

भ्रातृभिःwith (his) brothers

त्वरयाwith haste, quickly

आश्लिष्टःembraced

रणायfor battle

उपजगामapproached, went near

तम्him

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Droṇa

Pārtha (Arjuna)

Arjuna’s brothers (Pāṇḍavas)

Karṇa

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?

Even amid imminent combat, rightful action is framed by discipline and legitimate authorization (the teacher’s consent) and strengthened by loyalty to one’s kin; haste is present, but it is not lawless.

What is happening in the narrative?

After obtaining Droṇa’s permission, Arjuna quickly embraces his brothers and then advances toward Karṇa, preparing to engage him in battle.