Shloka 11

उद्योगपर्व — अध्याय ५ (कृष्णनीति: न्यायशम-उपदेशः; विराट-द्रुपदयोः सैन्यसमाह्वानम्)

Devanagari script

वैशम्पायन उवाच ततः सत्कृत्य वार्ष्णेयं विराट: पृथिवीपति: । गृहान्‌ प्रस्थापयामास सगणं सहबान्धवम्‌,वैशम्पायनजी कहते हैं--जनमेजय! तदनन्तर राजा विराटने सेवकवृन्द तथा बान्धवोंसहित वृष्णिकुलनन्दन भगवान्‌ श्रीकृष्णका सत्कार करके उन्हें द्वारका जानेके लिये विदा किया

Transliteration

vaiśampāyana uvāca tataḥ satkṛtya vārṣṇeyaṃ virāṭaḥ pṛthivīpatiḥ | gṛhān prasthāpayāmāsa sagaṇaṃ sahabāndhavam ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana nói: Bấy giờ, vua Virāṭa—chúa tể cõi đất—sau khi cung kính tiếp đãi Vārṣṇeya (Kṛṣṇa) một cách xứng đáng, liền tiễn Người trở về quê nhà, cùng với tùy tùng và thân tộc đi theo.

Word by Word

वैशम्पायनःVaiśampāyana

उवाचsaid

ततःthen/thereafter

सत्कृत्यhaving honored

वार्ष्णेयम्the Vārṣṇeya (Kṛṣṇa, descendant of Vṛṣṇi)

विराटःVirāṭa

पृथिवीपतिःlord of the earth/king

गृहान्to the houses/home (i.e., to their homeward journey)

प्रस्थापयामासsent off/dispatched

सगणम्together with his retinue

सहwith

बान्धवम्kinsmen/relatives

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Vārṣṇeya (Śrī Kṛṣṇa)

King Virāṭa

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights rāja-dharma: a ruler should honor worthy guests and allies, and send them off respectfully—gratitude and proper hospitality sustain trust and righteous relationships.

What is happening in the narrative?

After honoring Kṛṣṇa (Vārṣṇeya), King Virāṭa formally dismisses him to depart for home, along with his attendants and relatives, marking a courteous conclusion to the visit.