Shloka 266

अध्याय १: महाप्रस्थानारम्भः

The Commencement of the Great Departure

Devanagari script

कृपप्रभृतयश्चैव युयुत्सुं पर्यवारयन्‌ । धीरे-धीरे समस्त पुरवासी और कृपाचार्य आदि युयुत्सुको घेरकर उनके साथ ही लौट आये

Transliteration

kṛpaprabhṛtayaś caiva yuyutsuṃ paryavārayan | dhīre-dhīre samasta-puravāsī ca kṛpācārya-ādayaḥ yuyutsukaṃ gherakara tena sahaiva nivṛttāḥ |

Translation

కృపాచార్యుడు మొదలైనవారు యుయుత్సును చుట్టుముట్టారు. అలా క్రమంగా సమస్త నగరవాసులు కూడా కృపాచార్యాది వారితో కలిసి యుయుత్సును వలయంగా కప్పి, అతనితోనే తిరిగి వచ్చారు.

Word by Word

• कृप: Kripa
• कृप: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृप
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• प्रभृतयः: and others (beginning with ...)
• प्रभृतयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभृति
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

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

• एव: indeed/just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• युयुत्सुम्: Yuyutsu
• युयुत्सुम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: युयुत्सु
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• पर्यवारयन्: surrounded/encircled
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि+वृ
• Form: Imperfect, Third, Plural, Parasmaipada

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Kṛpa (Kṛpācārya)
• Yuyutsu
• puravāsinaḥ (townspeople)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

In the post-war collapse of the Kuru world, the verse highlights ethical restraint and communal responsibility: elders and citizens do not act rashly but carefully gather around and escort the remaining righteous figure, preserving social order and protecting a dharmic survivor.

What is happening in the narrative?

Kṛpācārya and others, along with the townspeople, encircle Yuyutsu and then return with him, indicating a controlled, collective movement—an escort or protective withdrawal—during the somber aftermath leading into the great departure (mahāprasthāna).