Shloka 43

Devanagari script

ते मात्रा समनुज्ञाता राज्ञा च कुरुपुड़वा:

Transliteration

te mātrā samanujñātā rājñā ca kurupuṅgavāḥ

Translation

వైశంపాయనుడు చెప్పెను—మాత నుండి, రాజు నుండి కూడా అనుమతి పొందిన ఆ కురుశ్రేష్ఠులు ముందుకు బయలుదేరారు.

Word by Word

• ते: they
• ते: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• मात्रा: by (their) mother
• मात्रा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मातृ
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• समनुज्ञाता: having been permitted/allowed
• समनुज्ञाता: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + अनु + ज्ञा
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• राज्ञा: by the king
• राज्ञा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• कुरुपुङ्गवाः: the foremost among the Kurus
• कुरुपुङ्गवाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुरु + पुङ्गव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• mother (mātā)
• king (rājā)
• Kurus (Kuru lineage)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights dharmic conduct: important actions should be undertaken only after obtaining proper consent from rightful authorities—especially one’s mother/elders and the king—showing humility, restraint, and respect for social and familial order.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana narrates that the leading members of the Kuru line receive formal leave from their mother and from the king, indicating that their next step (departure or undertaking) is sanctioned and therefore ethically proper within the story’s framework.