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Shloka 21

Virāṭanagara-nivāsa-nirṇaya

Decision to Reside in Virāṭa’s City

मृदुर्वदान्यो ह्वीमांश्व॒ धार्मिक: सत्यविक्रम: । राजंस्त्वमापदा55कृष्ट: कि करिष्यसि पाण्डव,राजन! आपका स्वभाव कोमल है। आप उदार, लज्जाशील, धर्मपरायण तथा सत्यपराक्रमी हैं, तथापि विपत्तिमें पड़ गये हैं। पाण्डुनन्दन! आप वहाँ क्‍या करेंगे?

mṛdur vadānyo hrīmāṁś ca dhārmikaḥ satyavikramaḥ | rājan tvam āpadā kṛṣṭaḥ kiṁ kariṣyasi pāṇḍava ||

อรชุนกล่าวว่า “ข้าแต่พระราชา พระวาจาของพระองค์อ่อนโยน; พระองค์ทรงใจกว้าง มีความละอายต่อบาป ยึดมั่นในธรรม และพระเดชานุภาพตั้งอยู่บนสัจจะ แต่กระนั้นพระองค์กลับถูกผลักเข้าสู่หายนะ โอ้โอรสแห่งปาณฑุ ที่นั่นพระองค์จะทรงทำสิ่งใด?”

मृदुःgentle, soft-natured
मृदुः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootमृदु
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
वदान्यःgenerous
वदान्यः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootवदान्य
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
ह्रीमान्modest, possessing shame
ह्रीमान्:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootह्रीमत्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
धार्मिकःrighteous, devoted to dharma
धार्मिकः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootधार्मिक
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
सत्यविक्रमःof true valor / whose prowess is true
सत्यविक्रमः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसत्यविक्रम
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
राजन्O king
राजन्:
TypeNoun
Rootराजन्
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
त्वम्you
त्वम्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद्
FormNominative, Singular
आपदाby calamity, by misfortune
आपदा:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootआपद्
FormFeminine, Instrumental, Singular
आकृष्टःdrawn/dragged (into), afflicted
आकृष्टः:
TypeVerb
Rootआ + कृष्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle)
किम्what
किम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootकिम्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
करिष्यसिwill you do
करिष्यसि:
TypeVerb
Rootकृ
FormSimple Future (लृट्), Second, Singular, Parasmaipada
पाण्डवO Pāṇḍava (son of Pāṇḍu)
पाण्डव:
TypeNoun
Rootपाण्डव
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular

अजुन उवाच

A
Arjuna
P
Pāṇḍava (son of Pāṇḍu)
K
King (rājan)

Educational Q&A

The verse highlights that personal virtues—gentleness, generosity, modesty, commitment to dharma, and truthful valor—are tested most sharply in times of calamity; ethical character must guide one’s response to crisis.

Arjuna addresses a king, praising his noble qualities but noting that he has fallen into misfortune, and asks what course of action he intends to take in that difficult situation.