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Shloka 17

Parīkṣit-janma-saṃkaṭa and Kuntī’s petition to Vāsudeva (परिक्षिज्जन्मसंकटं कुन्त्याः प्रार्थना च)

नद्धं च भाजनं राजंस्तुलार्थमभवन्नूप । वाहन पाण्डुपुत्रस्य तत्रासीत्‌ तु विशाम्पते

naddhaṃ ca bhājanaṃ rājan tulārtham abhavan nṛpa | vāhanaṃ pāṇḍuputrasya tatrāsīt tu viśāṃpate ||

Vaiśampāyana nói: “Tâu đại vương, các đồ dùng ấy đã được buộc đóng chắc chắn; và, hỡi bậc trị vì, các kiện hàng được sắp đặt cân bằng, chia đều theo trọng lượng. Và tại đó, tâu chúa tể của muôn dân, những xe vận tải thuộc về con trai Pāṇḍu (Yudhiṣṭhira) cũng đã hiện diện để chở chúng.”

नद्धम्bound, tied up
नद्धम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootनद्ध (√नह्)
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
भाजनम्vessel, utensil; container
भाजनम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootभाजन
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
राजन्O king
राजन्:
TypeNoun
Rootराजन्
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
तुलार्थम्for weighing; for the purpose of weighing
तुलार्थम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootतुला + अर्थ
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
अभवत्was; became
अभवत्:
TypeVerb
Root√भू
FormImperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular
नृपO king
नृप:
TypeNoun
Rootनृप
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
वाहनम्vehicle; conveyance
वाहनम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootवाहन
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
पाण्डुपुत्रस्यof the son of Pāṇḍu (Yudhiṣṭhira)
पाण्डुपुत्रस्य:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootपाण्डुपुत्र
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
तत्रthere
तत्र:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतत्र
आसीत्was; existed; stood
आसीत्:
TypeVerb
Root√अस्
FormImperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular
तुbut; indeed
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
विशाम्पतेO lord of the people
विशाम्पते:
TypeNoun
Rootविशाम्पति
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular

वैशम्पायन उवाच

V
Vaiśampāyana
K
King (Janamejaya, implied addressee)
P
Pāṇḍuputra (Yudhiṣṭhira, implied)
V
vāhana (transport vehicles)
B
bhājana (utensils/vessels)

Educational Q&A

The verse highlights dharmic kingship through careful stewardship: resources are secured, measured fairly, and transported responsibly—order and equity in practical affairs supporting larger righteous aims.

During the Aśvamedha-related proceedings, the narrator describes logistical arrangements: utensils are tied up and distributed into balanced loads, and Yudhiṣṭhira’s vehicles are present to carry these prepared burdens.