Anushasana Parva Adhyaya 173 Shloka 1 - Mahabharata | Telugu | Vedapath

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Shloka 1

Devanagari script

४। 788 | रु हर े 4667“ गा वि | हट 00 ब््झे शर-शय्यापर पड़े भीष्मकी युधिषछ्विरसे बातचीत (भीष्मस्वर्गारोहणपर्व) सप्तषष्ट्यधिकशततमो< ध्याय: भीष्मके अन्त्येष्टि-संस्कारकी सामग्री लेकर युधिष्ठिर आदिका उनके पास जाना और भीष्मका श्रीकृष्ण आदिसे देहत्यागकी अनुमति लेते हुए धृतराष्ट्र और युधिष्ठिरको कर्तव्यका उपदेश देना वैशम्पायन उवाच ततः कुन्तीसुतो राजा पौरजानपदं जनम्‌ | पूजयित्वा यथान्यायमनुजज्ञे गृहान्‌ प्रति

Transliteration

vaiśampāyana uvāca | tataḥ kuntīsuto rājā paurajānapadaṃ janam | pūjayitvā yathānyāyam anujajñe gṛhān prati ||

Translation

వైశంపాయనుడు పలికెను—అనంతరం కుంతీసుతుడైన రాజు (యుధిష్ఠిరుడు) నగరవాసులనూ జనపదవాసులనూ యథావిధిగా పూజించి, వారిని తమ తమ గృహాలకు వెళ్లుటకు అనుజ్ఞ ఇచ్చెను.

Word by Word

वैशम्पायनःVaishampayana

उवाचsaid

ततःthen; thereafter

कुन्तीसुतःKunti's son (Yudhishthira)

राजाthe king

पौरजानपदम्the townsmen-and-countrymen (as a group)

जनम्people; populace

पूजयित्वाhaving honored; having paid respect to

यथाas; according to

न्यायम्propriety; due rule

अनुजज्ञेgave leave; permitted; dismissed

गृहान्homes; houses

प्रतिtowards; to

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Kuntī

Yudhiṣṭhira

Hastināpura (implied by context)

paurāḥ (townspeople)

jānāpadāḥ (countryfolk)

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?

A ruler’s dharma includes honoring the populace and acting according to nyāya (lawful propriety). Even in transitional moments, authority is exercised through respect, orderly procedure, and permission—restoring stability without arrogance or force.

What is happening in the narrative?

After returning to the capital region (contextually Hastināpura), Yudhiṣṭhira respectfully acknowledges the city and countryside people who have gathered, and then formally dismisses them to go back to their homes, preparing the way for the next actions connected with Bhīṣma’s final rites and counsel.