Shloka 46

Devanagari script

वैशम्पायन उवाच एवं ते पुरुषव्याप्रा: सर्वे व्यायतबाहव: । प्रतिज्ञा बहुला: कृत्वा धृतराष्ट्रमुपागमन्‌

Transliteration

vaiśampāyana uvāca evaṁ te puruṣavyāprāḥ sarve vyāyatabāhavaḥ | pratijñā bahulāḥ kṛtvā dhṛtarāṣṭram upāgaman ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana nói: “Tâu đại vương, như thế, những bậc trượng phu tựa sư tử ấy—tất thảy các Pāṇḍava, cánh tay lực lưỡng, hành động quả quyết—sau khi lập nhiều lời thệ nguyện, đã đến yết kiến vua Dhṛtarāṣṭra.”

Word by Word

• वैशम्पायनः: Vaiśampāyana
• वैशम्पायनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैशम्पायन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उवाच: said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

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

• ते: they / those
• ते: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• पुरुषव्याघ्राः: tigers among men (great heroes)
• पुरुषव्याघ्राः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरुषव्याघ्र
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• व्यायतबाहवः: having long/extended arms (mighty-armed)
• व्यायतबाहवः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: व्यायतबाहु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• प्रतिज्ञाः: vows, promises
• प्रतिज्ञाः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रतिज्ञा
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Plural

• बहुलाः: many, numerous
• बहुलाः: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहुल
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Plural

• कृत्वा: having made / having taken (vows)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage)

• धृतराष्ट्रम्: Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• धृतराष्ट्रम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: धृतराष्ट्र
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• उपागमन्: approached, went to
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-गम्
• Form: Imperfect, 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Pāṇḍavas
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the moral weight of pratijñā (solemn vows): righteous agents bind themselves by promises and then act accordingly, approaching authority not merely with power but with accountable resolve.

What is happening in the narrative?

After making multiple vows, the strong-armed Pāṇḍavas proceed to King Dhṛtarāṣṭra, indicating a formal approach to the Kuru court and the next step in the unfolding political-ethical conflict.