Shloka 5

अर्जुनस्य तीर्थयात्रा तथा मणलूर-सम्बन्धः

Arjuna’s Pilgrimage and the Maṇalūra Alliance

Devanagari script

वैशम्पायन उवाच धृतराष्ट्रा भ्यनुज्ञाता: कृष्णया सह पाण्डवा: । रेमिरे खाण्डवप्रस्थे प्राप्तराज्या: परंतपा:,वैशम्पायनजीने कहा--राजन! धुृतराष्ट्रकी आज्ञासे राज्य पाकर परंतप पाण्डव द्रौपदीके साथ खाण्डव-प्रस्थमें विहार करने लगे

Transliteration

vaiśampāyana uvāca | dhṛtarāṣṭrābhyanujñātāḥ kṛṣṇayā saha pāṇḍavāḥ | remire khāṇḍavaprasthē prāptarājyāḥ paraṃtapāḥ ||

Translation

ไวศัมปายนะกล่าวว่า “ข้าแต่พระราชา! เมื่อได้รับอนุญาตจากธฤตราษฏระแล้ว เหล่าปาณฑพผู้ปราบศัตรู ครั้นได้ส่วนแห่งราชสมบัติ ก็อยู่ร่วมกับกฤษณา (เทราปที) เสวยสุขและดำรงชีวิตอย่างรื่นรมย์ ณ ขาณฑวปรस्थ”

Word by Word

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

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect, Third, Singular

• धृतराष्ट्रात्: from Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• धृतराष्ट्रात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: धृतराष्ट्र
• Form: Masculine, Ablative, Singular

• अभ्यनुज्ञाताः: having been permitted/authorized
• अभ्यनुज्ञाताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अभ्यनुज्ञात
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• कृष्णया: with Kṛṣṇā (Draupadī)
• कृष्णया: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्णा
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• सह: together with
• सह: Karana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह

• पाण्डवाः: the Pāṇḍavas
• पाण्डवाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• रेमिरे: they enjoyed/sported
• रेमिरे: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: रम्
• Form: Perfect, Third, Plural

• खाण्डवप्रस्थे: in Khāṇḍavaprastha
• खाण्डवप्रस्थे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: खाण्डवप्रस्थ
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• प्राप्तराज्याः: having obtained the kingdom
• प्राप्तराज्याः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्राप्तराज्य
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• परंतपाः: O scorcher of foes (epithet)
• परंतपाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परंतप
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• Pāṇḍavas
• Kṛṣṇā (Draupadī)
• Khāṇḍavaprastha

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores political and ethical legitimacy: rightful rule is stabilized through recognized authority (Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s consent) and an accepted share of sovereignty, allowing social order and dharma-based governance to resume.

What is happening in the narrative?

After receiving Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s approval and gaining their portion of the kingdom, the Pāṇḍavas, with Draupadī, settle in Khāṇḍavaprastha and begin to live there as established rulers, enjoying a period of calm.