Shloka 8

Devanagari script

एवमुक्तो भगवता व्यासेन पृथिवीपति: । युधिष्ठटिरं सहामात्यमनुजज्ञे नदीसुत:,भगवान्‌ व्यासके ऐसा कहनेपर पृथ्वीपालक गंगापुत्र भीष्मने मन्त्रियोंसहित राजा युधिष्ठिरको जानेकी आज्ञा दी

Transliteration

evaṃ ukto bhagavatā vyāsena pṛthivīpatiḥ | yudhiṣṭhiraṃ sahāmātyam anujajñe nadīsutaḥ ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana nói: Được bậc tôn kính Vyāsa dạy bảo như thế, Bhīṣma—người con của dòng sông, bậc chúa tể của cõi đất—đã cho phép vua Yudhiṣṭhira cùng các đại thần được lui ra, lên đường trở về.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम्

• उक्तः: having been told / addressed
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: क्त, Masculine, Nominative, Singular, passive participle

• भगवता: by the venerable one
• भगवता: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत्
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• व्यासेन: by Vyasa
• व्यासेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्यास
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• पृथिवीपतिः: the lord of the earth (king)
• पृथिवीपतिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पृथिवीपति
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• युधिष्ठिरम्: Yudhishthira
• युधिष्ठिरम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: युधिष्ठिर
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

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

• अमात्यम्: minister (as accompaniment)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमात्य
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अनुजज्ञे: permitted / gave leave
• Type: Verb
• Root: ज्ञा
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada, अनु

• नदीसुतः: the river's son (Bhishma, son of Ganga)
• नदीसुतः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: नदीसुत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśaṃpāyana
• Vyāsa
• Bhīṣma (Gaṅgāputra / Nadīsuta)
• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Ministers (Āmātya)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights disciplined dharma in action: after receiving counsel from a revered teacher (Vyāsa), one proceeds only with proper leave and respect for elders and authority, reflecting orderly governance and ethical restraint.

What is happening in the narrative?

After Vyāsa speaks, Bhīṣma (the son of the river Gaṅgā) gives Yudhiṣṭhira—along with his ministers—permission to depart, marking a formal transition from instruction to the next stage of action.