Shloka 16

Ulūpī’s Disclosure and the Saṃjīvana-Maṇi: Arjuna’s Restoration (उलूपी-प्रकटनं संजीवनमणि-स्थापनं च)

Devanagari script

पिता तु मे वसून्‌ गत्वा त्वदर्थे समयाचत

Transliteration

pitā tu me vasūn gatvā tvadarthe samayācata

Translation

Arjuna nói: “Nhưng phụ thân ta đã đến với các Vasu và, theo đúng lời ước hẹn đã lập, đã thay ngươi mà thỉnh cầu họ.”

Word by Word

• पिता: father
• पिता: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• मे: of me / my
• मे: Sambandha
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Genitive, Singular

• वसून्: wealth/treasures
• वसून्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसु
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• गत्वा: having gone
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम्
• Form: Absolutive (त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral)

• त्वदर्थे: for your sake
• त्वदर्थे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वदर्थ
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• समयाचत: begged/asked
• Type: Verb
• Root: याच्
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada, सम्

Speaker

अर्जुन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Arjuna
• pitā (Arjuna’s father)
• Vasus

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights ethical reliance on samaya—an agreed pledge or understanding—showing that requests and actions gain moral force when grounded in prior commitment and duty, especially when made for another’s welfare.

What is happening in the narrative?

Arjuna explains that his father approached the Vasus and made a request for the listener’s benefit, emphasizing that the appeal was made within the bounds of an established agreement or promise.