Shloka 2

Adhyāya 32: Rājasūya-Dīkṣā and Appointment of Court Offices (राजसूयदीक्षा तथा अधिकारविनियोगः)

Devanagari script

निर्याय खाण्डवप्रस्थात्‌ प्रतीचीमभितोदिशम्‌ । उद्दिश्य मतिमान्‌ प्रायान्महत्या सेनया सह,बुद्धिमान माद्रीकुमारने विशाल सेनाके साथ खाण्डवप्रस्थसे निकलकर पश्चिम दिशामें जानेके लिये प्रस्थान किया

Transliteration

niryāya khāṇḍavaprasthāt pratīcīm abhitodiśam | uddiśya matimān prāyān mahatyā senayā saha ||

Translation

کھانڈوَپرستھ سے روانہ ہو کر دانا شہزادہ ایک عظیم لشکر کے ساتھ مغربی سمت کا قصد کیے ہوئے، پختہ ارادے سے کوچ کر گیا۔

Word by Word

• निर्याय: having gone out, after departing
• Type: Verb
• Root: निर्-या (धातु √या)
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), कर्तरि

• खाण्डवप्रस्थात्: from Khāṇḍavaprastha
• खाण्डवप्रस्थात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: खाण्डवप्रस्थ
• Form: Masculine, Ablative, Singular

• प्रतीचीम्: westward (western direction)
• प्रतीचीम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रतीची
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• अभितः: towards, in the direction of
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अभितः

• दिशम्: direction
• दिशम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिश्
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• उद्दिश्य: aiming at, intending
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद्-दिश् (धातु √दिश्)
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), कर्तरि

• मतिमान्: intelligent, wise
• मतिमान्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मतिमत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• प्रायात्: set out, departed
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-या (धातु √या)
• Form: लुङ् (aorist), परस्मैपद, 3rd, Singular, Past (aorist)

• महत्या: with a great (large)
• महत्या: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत्
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• सेनया: army
• सेनया: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सेना
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• सह: together with
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Khāṇḍavaprastha
• the western direction (pratīcī diś)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights prudent leadership: a ruler or commander should act with clear intention (uddiśya) and sound judgment (matimān), mobilizing resources responsibly rather than acting rashly.

What is happening in the narrative?

A wise prince sets out from Khāṇḍavaprastha with a large army and proceeds toward the western quarter, indicating the beginning of a planned expedition or campaign.