Shloka 8

Arjuna Restores a Brāhmaṇa’s Cattle and Accepts Forest Exile

Satya-vrata at Khaṇḍavaprastha

Devanagari script

समुपादाय रत्नानि वसूनि विविधानि च । द्रौपद्या: पाण्डवानां च यज्ञसेनस्य चैव ह,वैशम्पायनजी कहते हैं--जनमेजय! तदनन्तर धृतराष्ट्रकी आज्ञासे विदुरजी द्रौपदी, पाण्डव तथा महाराज यज्ञसेनके लिये नाना प्रकारके धन-रत्नोंकी भेंट लेकर राजा ट्रुपद और पाण्डवोंके समीप गये

Transliteration

samupādāya ratnāni vasūni vividhāni ca | draupadyāḥ pāṇḍavānāṁ ca yajñasenasya caiva ha |

Translation

Vaiśampāyana nói: Gom góp đủ loại châu báu và của cải, Vidura—vâng mệnh Dhṛtarāṣṭra—mang lễ vật đến dâng cho Draupadī, các Pāṇḍava và vua Yajñasena (Drupada).

Word by Word

• समुपादाय: having taken up/collected
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-उप-आ-दा (धातु: दा)
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), कर्तरि

• रत्नानि: gems, jewels
• रत्नानि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: रत्न
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• वसूनि: wealth, valuables
• वसूनि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसु
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• विविधानि: various, diverse
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विविध
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• द्रौपद्याः: for Draupadī
• द्रौपद्याः: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रौपदी
• Form: Feminine, Dative, Singular

• पाण्डवानाम्: for the Pāṇḍavas
• पाण्डवानाम्: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डव
• Form: Masculine, Dative, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• यज्ञसेनस्य: for Yajñasena (Drupada)
• यज्ञसेनस्य: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: यज्ञसेन
• Form: Masculine, Dative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• एव: indeed, just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• ह: indeed (emphatic particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ह

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Janamejaya
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• Vidura
• Draupadī
• Pāṇḍavas
• Yajñasena (Drupada)
• ratna (jewels)
• vasu (wealth/valuables)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even in politically strained situations, dharma favors courteous diplomacy: honoring kin and allies through appropriate gifts and respectful outreach, rather than escalating hostility.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vidura, following Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s instruction, collects assorted jewels and wealth and proceeds to deliver them as offerings meant for Draupadī, the Pāṇḍavas, and King Yajñasena (Drupada).