Shloka 27

Devanagari script

तमर्जुन: समाश्चास्य पुनरेवेदमब्रवीत्‌ । आगन्तव्यं परां चैत्रीमश्वमेथे नृपस्य न:,तब अर्जुनने उसे धैर्य देते हुए पुनः इस प्रकार कहा--“राजन्‌! तुम आगामी चैत्रमासकी पूर्णिमाको हमारे महाराजके अश्वमेधयज्ञमें अवश्य आना”

Transliteration

tam arjunaḥ samāśvāsya punar evedam abravīt | āgantavyaṃ parāṃ caitrīm aśvamedhe nṛpasya naḥ ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana nói: Sau khi trấn an ông, Arjuna lại cất lời: “Tâu Đại vương, vào ngày rằm tháng Caitra sắp tới, xin ngài nhất định đến dự lễ tế Aśvamedha của đức vua chúng ta.”

Word by Word

तम्him

अर्जुनःArjuna

समाश्वास्यhaving consoled

चand

अस्यof him / his

पुनःagain

एवindeed/just

इदम्this

अब्रवीत्said/spoke

आगन्तव्यम्must be come / (you) must come

पराम्next/coming

चैत्रीम्of (the month) Caitra

अश्वमेथेin the Aśvamedha (sacrifice)

नृपस्यof the king

नःof us / our

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Arjuna

our king (nṛpaḥ; contextually Yudhiṣṭhira)

Aśvamedha

Caitra (month)

Caitra Pūrṇimā (full-moon day)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights dharmic restoration through reassurance and inclusion: instead of perpetuating conflict, Arjuna consoles the other party and directs them toward a public, lawful rite (Aśvamedha) that reaffirms legitimate sovereignty and social harmony.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana narrates that Arjuna, after calming and encouraging the addressed person, instructs him to attend the forthcoming Caitra full-moon occasion at their king’s Aśvamedha sacrifice—an invitation that signals acceptance and the consolidation of the king’s authority.