Shloka 9

Devanagari script

ततोअब्रवीत्‌ सत्यधृतिः कुन्तीपुत्रो युधिष्ठिर: । गच्छ सौम्य ततः शीघ्र तूणी: पानीयमानय,तब सत्यका पालन करनेवाले कुन्तीनन्दन युधिष्ठटिरने नकुलसे कहा--'सौम्य! शीघ्र जाओ और तरकसोंमें पानी भर लाओ'

Transliteration

tato 'bravīt satyadhṛtiḥ kuntīputro yudhiṣṭhiraḥ | gaccha saumya tataḥ śīghraṃ tūṇīḥ pānīyam ānaya ||

Translation

Тогда Юдхиштхира, сын Кунти, стойкий в истине, сказал: «Милый брат, ступай сейчас же — скорее — и принеси воды в колчаны».

Word by Word

ततःthen/from thereupon

अब्रवीत्said/spoke

सत्यधृतिःSatyadhṛti (truth-steadfast one)

कुन्तीपुत्रःKuntī's son

युधिष्ठिरःYudhiṣṭhira

गच्छgo

सौम्यO gentle one/dear

ततःthen/thereupon

शीघ्रम्quickly

तूणीःquivers

पानीयम्water (drinking water)

आनयbring

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Yudhiṣṭhira

Kuntī

Nakula

quivers (tūṇī)

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?

The verse highlights Yudhiṣṭhira’s dharmic temperament—truth-steadfast leadership expressed through calm, respectful command. Even in difficulty, he speaks gently (saumya) and focuses on meeting an immediate ethical need (securing water), modeling disciplined conduct and responsibility.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana narrates that Yudhiṣṭhira instructs Nakula to go quickly and bring drinking water, using quivers as containers. It is a practical directive within the forest narrative, showing the Pāṇḍavas managing necessities during their hardships.