Shloka 196

Devanagari script

प्रतिगृह्य तु तान्‌ सर्वान्‌ विश्रान्त: सहसैनिक:ः । पाण्डवोंने रुक्मीका विधिपूर्वक आदर-सत्कार करके उसकी भूरि-भूरि प्रशंसा की। रुक्मीने भी उन सबको प्रेमपूर्वक अपनाकर सैनिकोंसहित विश्राम किया

Transliteration

pratigṛhya tu tān sarvān viśrāntaḥ sahasainikaḥ |

Translation

پانڈوؤں نے رُکمی کی رسم کے مطابق خاطر تواضع کی اور اس کی بہت تعریف کی۔ رُکمی نے بھی سب کو محبت سے قبول کیا اور اپنی فوج سمیت آرام کو ٹھہرا۔

Word by Word

• प्रतिगृह्य: having received/accepted
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रति-ग्रह्
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), परस्मैपद-भाव (gerundial, voice-neutral in usage), non-finite

• तु: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• तान्: those (them)
• तान्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• सर्वान्: all
• सर्वान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• विश्रान्तः: rested; having taken rest
• विश्रान्तः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि-श्रान्त
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle) used adjectivally

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

• सैनिकैः: with soldiers
• सैनिकैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सैनिक
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Pāṇḍavas
• Rukmī
• soldiers/army (sainika)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even in politically tense moments, dharma is upheld through proper reception and hospitality: honoring a guest with prescribed respect preserves social order, dignity, and ethical conduct.

What is happening in the narrative?

Rukmī arrives with his troops; the Pāṇḍavas receive him formally and praise him, and after accepting their welcome he rests along with his soldiers.