Shloka 7

Devanagari script

वैशम्पायन उवाच एवमुकक्‍्त्वानवेक्ष्यैनां ययौ भरतसत्तम: । समाधाय मनो धीमान्‌ धर्मात्मा पुरुषर्षभ:,वैशम्पायनजी कहते हैं-जनमेजय! ऐसा कहकर उसकी ओर देखे बिना ही भरतभूषण नरश्रेष्ठ बुद्धिमान्‌ धर्मात्मा युधिष्ठिर मनको एकाग्र करके आगे बढ़ गये

Transliteration

Vaiśampāyana uvāca: evam uktvān avekṣyaināṃ yayau bharatasattamaḥ | samādhāya mano dhīmān dharmātmā puruṣarṣabhaḥ ||

Translation

ویشَمپاین نے کہا—“اے جنمیجَے! یوں کہہ کر بھرتوں میں افضل، دانا، دھرم آتما، مردوں میں سَرشبھ یُدھشٹھِر نے اس کی طرف پلٹ کر دیکھے بغیر اپنے من کو یکسو کیا اور آگے بڑھ گیا۔”

Word by Word

वैशम्पायनःVaishampayana

उवाचsaid

एवम्thus

उक्त्वाhaving said

अनवेक्ष्यwithout looking (at)

एनाम्her

ययौwent

भरतसत्तमःthe best of the Bharatas

समाधायhaving fixed/collected

मनःmind

धीमान्wise, intelligent

धर्मात्माwhose nature is dharma; righteous-souled

पुरुषर्षभःbull among men; best of men

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Janamejaya

Yudhiṣṭhira

Bharata (dynastic reference)

enām (a woman referred to in context)

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

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights steadfastness in dharma through mental composure and detachment: once a righteous decision is made, one should proceed without being pulled back by emotion or attachment, keeping the mind collected (samādhāya manaḥ).

What is happening in the narrative?

After speaking, Yudhiṣṭhira continues onward on the great final journey, not turning to look at the woman referred to (enām). The narrator emphasizes his disciplined mind and dharmic resolve as he proceeds.