Shloka 41

Pāṇḍu’s Marriages, Conquests, and Triumphal Return (पाण्डोर्विवाह-विजय-प्रत्यागमनम्)

Devanagari script

ईप्सितं ते करिष्यामि दृष्टं होतत्‌ सनातनम्‌ । भ्रातुः पुत्रान्‌ प्रदास्यामि मित्रावरुणयो: समान्‌

Transliteration

īpsitaṃ te kariṣyāmi dṛṣṭaṃ hotat sanātanam | bhrātuḥ putrān pradāsyāmi mitrāvaruṇayoḥ samān

Translation

“నీకు ఇష్టమైనదాన్ని నేను నెరవేర్చుతాను—శాస్త్రాలలో దర్శించబడిన ఆ సనాతన విధానానుసారం. నా సోదరుని కోసం మిత్ర-వరుణుల సమానమైన తేజస్సుగల కుమారులను ప్రసాదిస్తాను.”

Word by Word

ईप्सितम्desired, wished-for

तेto you

करिष्यामिI will do / I will accomplish

दृष्टम्seen; established/known

एतत्this

सनातनम्eternal; ancient

भ्रातुःof (my/your) brother

पुत्रान्sons

प्रदास्यामिI will give; I will hand over

मित्रावरुणयोःof Mitra and Varuṇa

समान्equal to; like

Speaker

व्यास उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vyāsa

Mitra

Varuṇa

sons (putrāḥ)

brother (bhrātṛ)

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse frames the fulfillment of a personal desire within “sanātana” (time-honored) dharma: even extraordinary acts like granting progeny are presented as legitimate when aligned with established ethical-ritual precedent and aimed at preserving rightful lineage and social order.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vyāsa promises to fulfill the request for offspring, assuring that he will provide sons—specifically the brother’s sons—who will be comparable to the famed sons associated with the divine pair Mitra and Varuṇa, emphasizing their exceptional quality and legitimacy.