Shloka 46
Dambhodbhava, Nara-Nārāyaṇa, and the Counsel to Abandon Hubris
Udyoga-parva 94
Devanagari script
पित्रा स्थापयितव्या हि वयमुत्पथमास्थिता:
Transliteration
pitrā sthāpayitavyā hi vayam utpatham āsthitāḥ
Translation
Tunay ngang nalihis kami sa maling landas; kaya ang ama ang dapat magbalik sa amin sa wastong daan—pigilin, ituwid, at muling itatag kami sa nararapat.
Word by Word
पित्राby the father
पित्रा:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootपितृ
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
स्थापयितव्याto be established / should be set (right)
स्थापयितव्या:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootस्था (धातु) → स्थापयितव्य (कृदन्त)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
हिindeed / for
हि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि
वयम्we
वयम्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
Form—, Nominative, Plural
उत्पथम्wrong path / bad course
उत्पथम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootउत्पथ
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
आस्थिता:having taken to / having resorted to
आस्थिता::
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootआ-स्था (धातु) → आस्थित (कृदन्त)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Characters & Entities
P
pitṛ (father)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
When one recognizes having deviated from dharma, restoration requires rightful guidance and discipline; here, the father symbolizes legitimate moral authority tasked with re-establishing order.
In Vaiśampāyana’s narration, a group speaks collectively, admitting they have taken an improper course and asserting that their father should intervene to correct and re-set them on the right path.