Shloka 7

Arjuna Restores a Brāhmaṇa’s Cattle and Accepts Forest Exile

Satya-vrata at Khaṇḍavaprastha

Devanagari script

वैशम्पायन उवाच ततो जगाम विदुरो धृतराष्ट्रस्य शासनात्‌ | सकाशं यज्ञसेनस्य पाण्डवानां च भारत,वैशम्पायनजी कहते हैं--जनमेजय! तदनन्तर धृतराष्ट्रकी आज्ञासे विदुरजी द्रौपदी, पाण्डव तथा महाराज यज्ञसेनके लिये नाना प्रकारके धन-रत्नोंकी भेंट लेकर राजा ट्रुपद और पाण्डवोंके समीप गये

Transliteration

vaiśampāyana uvāca | tato jagāma viduro dhṛtarāṣṭrasya śāsanāt | sakāśaṃ yajñasenasya pāṇḍavānāṃ ca bhārata |

Translation

ไวศัมปายนะกล่าวว่า ครั้นแล้ว วิทุระตามพระบัญชาของธฤตราษฏระ ได้ไปยังที่ประทับของพระเจ้ายัชญเสนะ (ทฺรุปทะ) และไปพบเหล่าปาณฑพด้วย โอภารตะ.

Word by Word

• वैशम्पायनः: Vaishampayana
• वैशम्पायनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैशम्पायन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उवाच: said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• ततः: then/thereafter
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

• जगाम: went
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम्
• Form: Perfect, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• विदुरः: Vidura
• विदुरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: विदुर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• धृतराष्ट्रस्य: of Dhritarashtra
• Type: Noun
• Root: धृतराष्ट्र
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• शासनात्: from the command/at the order
• शासनात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शासन
• Form: Neuter, Ablative, Singular

• सकाशम्: to/near (the presence of)
• सकाशम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सकाश

• यज्ञसेनस्य: of Yajnasena (Drupada)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यज्ञसेन
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• पाण्डवानाम्: of the Pandavas
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डव
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

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

• भारत: O Bharata (descendant of Bharata)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भारत
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• Vidura
• Yajñasena (Drupada)
• Pāṇḍavas
• Bhārata (Janamejaya as addressee)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

A ruler’s intent is carried out through trusted agents; Vidura’s role highlights dharmic diplomacy—using a respected messenger to preserve decorum and manage relationships, even when deeper conflicts remain unresolved.

What is happening in the narrative?

After Dhṛtarāṣṭra issues an order, Vidura departs as an emissary and goes to King Yajñasena (Drupada) and the Pāṇḍavas, indicating formal communication and outreach between the Kuru court and the Pāṇḍava-Drupada side.