Shloka 1

उद्योगपर्व — अध्याय ५ (कृष्णनीति: न्यायशम-उपदेशः; विराट-द्रुपदयोः सैन्यसमाह्वानम्)

Devanagari script

अत--णक+ पञठ्चमो<ध्याय: भगवान्‌ श्रीकृष्णका द्वारकागमन

Transliteration

vāyudeva uvāca | upapannam idaṃ vākyaṃ somakānāṃ dhuraṃdhare | arthasiddhikaraṃ rājñaḥ pāṇḍavasyāmitaujasaḥ ||

Translation

Wika ni Vāyudeva: “Ang pahayag na ito ay angkop—karapat-dapat sa isang pangunahing kampeon ng mga Somaka. May kakayahan itong magpaganap ng ninanais na layunin ng makapangyarihang haring Pāṇḍava.” Sa daloy ng salaysay, pinagtitibay nito na ang payo ni Drupada ay wasto at mabisa upang matamo ni Yudhiṣṭhira ang kanyang hangarin, at itinatampok ang maingat na pananalita na naglilingkod sa dharma at sa praktikal na tagumpay habang papalapit ang digmaan.

Word by Word

• उपपन्नम्: proper, fitting, well-founded
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उपपन्न (उप-√पद्/पद्यते इत्यर्थे; कृदन्त-विशेषण)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• इदम्: this
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• वाक्यम्: statement, speech
• वाक्यम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• सोमकानाम्: of the Somakas
• Type: Noun
• Root: सोमक
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• धुरंधरे: in/with the burden-bearer, champion (i.e., Drupada)
• धुरंधरे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: धुरंधर
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• अर्थसिद्धिकरम्: bringing about the accomplishment of the goal
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अर्थसिद्धिकर
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• राज्ञः: of the king
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• पाण्डवस्य: of the Pandava
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डव
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• अमितौजसः: of (him) of immeasurable vigor
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अमितौजस्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

Speaker

वायुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vāyudeva
• Somakas
• Pāṇḍava (Yudhiṣṭhira)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Speech and counsel should be both dharmically appropriate and practically effective; well-grounded advice is praised because it can accomplish rightful aims even in tense political circumstances.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vāyudeva endorses a proposal attributed to a Somaka champion (contextually linked with Drupada/Pañcāla), affirming that the counsel is suitable and will help the powerful Pāṇḍava king (Yudhiṣṭhira) achieve his intended objective as alliances and war preparations intensify.