Shloka 6
Trita in the Well (Udapāna-kathā) — Balarāma’s Tīrtha Observances
Devanagari script
शमं प्रति महाबाहो हितार्थ सर्वदेहिनाम् वैशम्पायनजीने कहा--राजन्! जिन दिनों महामनस्वी पाण्डव उपप्लव्य नामक स्थानमें छावनी डालकर ठहरे हुए थे
Transliteration
sa gatvā hāstinapuraṃ dhṛtarāṣṭraṃ sametya ca
Translation
வைசம்பாயனர் கூறினார்—மகாபாஹோ! எல்லா உயிர்களின் நலனுக்காக சமாதானம் நோக்கி அவர் (ஸ்ரீகிருஷ்ணன்) ஹஸ்தினாபுரம் சென்று த்ருதராஷ்டிரரையும் சந்தித்தான்।
Word by Word
सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
गत्वाhaving gone
गत्वा:
TypeVerb
Rootगम्
Formक्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral here), Prior action (having done)
हास्तिनपुरम्to Hastinapura
हास्तिनपुरम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootहास्तिनपुर
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
धृतराष्ट्रम्Dhṛtarāṣṭra
धृतराष्ट्रम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootधृतराष्ट्र
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
समेत्यhaving met / having approached
समेत्य:
TypeVerb
Rootसम् + इ
Formल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral here), Prior action (having met/approached)
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
VaiśampāyanaH
HāstinapuraD
DhṛtarāṣṭraK
Kṛṣṇa (implied as the envoy in context)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
Even on the brink of conflict, dharma favors exhausting peaceful, welfare-oriented counsel—approaching authority directly and seeking reconciliation before resorting to violence.
The envoy (Kṛṣṇa, by context) reaches Hāstinapura and meets King Dhṛtarāṣṭra, advancing the Pandavas’ attempt at negotiation and settlement.