Shloka 27

सुभद्राहरणम्

Subhadrā-haraṇa: Arjuna’s Taking of Subhadrā and the Dvārakā Assembly’s Response

Devanagari script

धर्मराजमुवाचेदं व्रतमादिश मे प्रभो । समय: समतिक्रान्तो भवत्संदर्शने मया

Transliteration

dharmarājam uvācedaṃ vratam ādiśa me prabho | samayaḥ samatikrānto bhavat-saṃdarśane mayā ||

Translation

เขากราบทูลธรรมราชว่า “ข้าแต่พระองค์ โปรดทรงสั่งสอนวัตรนี้แก่ข้าพระองค์เถิด เวลาที่กำหนดไว้ได้ล่วงเลยไปแล้ว ข้าพระองค์เฝ้ารอเพื่อเข้าเฝ้าพระองค์อยู่”

Word by Word

• धर्मराजः: Dharma-rāja (Yudhiṣṭhira)
• धर्मराजः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्मराज
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• व्रतम्: vow, observance
• व्रतम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्रत
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• आदिश: instruct, prescribe
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ√दिश्
• Form: Imperative, 2nd, Singular

• मे: to me, for me
• मे: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Dative, Singular

• प्रभो: O lord
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• समयः: the time, the appointed time
• समयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: समय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• समतिक्रान्तः: has passed, has elapsed
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्+अति√क्रम्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• भवत्-संदर्शने: in (the matter of) seeing you / in your audience
• भवत्-संदर्शने: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवत्-संदर्शन
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• मया: by me
• मया: Karana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Instrumental, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Dharmarāja (Yudhiṣṭhira)
• Vaiśampāyana (as narrator/speaker tag)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights disciplined ethical practice (vrata) and the importance of timely guidance from a dharmic authority; it also underscores accountability to agreed time (samaya) and respectful petition for instruction.

What is happening in the narrative?

A speaker addresses Dharmarāja, requesting that he prescribe a specific vow, noting that the expected time has already elapsed while waiting to meet him—indicating urgency and deference in seeking dharmic direction.