Shloka 1

Devanagari script

(दाक्षिणात्य अधिक पाठके ३ ३ श्लोक मिलाकर कुल २७३ “लोक हैं) नशा (0) आज अत >> सप्तसप्ततितमो<ध्याय: दुःशासनद्वारा पाण्डवोंका उपहास एवं भीम

Transliteration

vaiśampāyana uvāca | tataḥ parājitāḥ pārthā vanavāsāya dīkṣitāḥ | ajināny uttarīyāṇi jagṛhuś ca yathākramam ||

Translation

Sinabi ni Vaiśampāyana: Pagkaraan, ang mga Pārtha, na natalo sa sugal ng dice, ay tumanggap ng panatang pagkatapon sa gubat. Ayon sa pagkakasunod, bawat isa’y kumuha ng balat ng usa upang isuot bilang pang-itaas.

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

• पराजिताः: defeated
• पराजिताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पराजित
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• पार्थाः: the sons of Pritha (Pandavas)
• पार्थाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• वनवासाय: for forest-dwelling (exile)
• वनवासाय: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वनवास
• Form: Masculine, Dative, Singular

• दीक्षिताः: initiated/undertaking a vow
• दीक्षिताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दीक्षित
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• अजिनानि: deerskins
• अजिनानि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अजिन
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• उत्तरीयाणि: as upper garments
• उत्तरीयाणि: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तरीय
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• जगृहुः: took/accepted
• Type: Verb
• Root: ग्रह्
• Form: Perfect, 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada

• यथा: as/according to
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा

• क्रमम्: order/sequence
• क्रमम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रम
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Pārthas (Pāṇḍavas)
• forest exile (vanavāsa)
• deerskin (ajina)
• upper garment (uttarīya)
• dice game (implicit context)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the ethical weight of vows and agreed terms: even after an unjust defeat, the Pāṇḍavas publicly accept the stipulated exile, marking their commitment through ascetic symbols (deerskins). It raises the Mahābhārata’s recurring tension between formal adherence to dharma (keeping one’s word) and the moral corruption of the circumstances that produced the obligation.

What is happening in the narrative?

After losing in the dice match, the Pāṇḍavas begin preparations for forest exile. They take up deerskins as upper garments, adopting the external discipline and appearance associated with life in the wilderness and with a vowed observance.