Shloka 21

Ghaṭotkaca’s Conveyance to Badarī and Entry into the Nara-Nārāyaṇa Āśrama (घटोत्कच-वाहनम्; नरनारायणाश्रम-प्रवेशः)

Devanagari script

पर्याश्चासयदप्येनां धर्मराजो युधिष्ठिर: । उवाच च कुरुश्रेष्ठो भीमसेनमिदं वच:

Transliteration

paryāścāsayad apy enāṃ dharmarājo yudhiṣṭhiraḥ | uvāca ca kuruśreṣṭho bhīmasenam idaṃ vacaḥ ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana nói: Vua Yudhiṣṭhira, bền chí trong dharma, cũng cho nàng ngồi gần bên; rồi bậc ưu tú nhất của dòng Kuru cất lời với Bhīmasena như sau—mở đầu cho lời khuyên được hun đúc bởi bổn phận và lẽ phải giữa cảnh gian lao nơi rừng thẳm.

Word by Word

• पर्याश्चासयत्: made (her) sit down / seated
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि-आस् (causative: पर्यासयति)
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• आसयत्: made (her) sit / seated
• Type: Verb
• Root: आस् (causative: आसयति)
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• अपि: also / even
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• एनाम्: her
• एनाम्: Karma
• Type: Noun (Pronoun)
• Root: इदम् (enad-pronoun stem: एना-)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• धर्मराजः: the king of dharma (Yudhiṣṭhira)
• धर्मराजः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्मराज
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• युधिष्ठिरः: Yudhiṣṭhira
• युधिष्ठिरः: Karta
• Type: Noun (Proper)
• Root: युधिष्ठिर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• कुरुश्रेष्ठः: the best of the Kurus
• कुरुश्रेष्ठः: Karta
• Type: Noun (Epithet)
• Root: कुरुश्रेष्ठ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• भीमसेनम्: Bhīmasena
• भीमसेनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun (Proper)
• Root: भीमसेन
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karma
• Type: Noun (Pronoun)
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• वचः: speech / words
• वचः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचस्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśaṃpāyana
• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Bhīmasena (Bhīma)
• Kuru dynasty

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights Yudhiṣṭhira’s dharmic leadership: he acts with propriety and consideration (seating ‘her’ nearby) before delivering counsel, implying that righteous speech is grounded in respectful conduct.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśaṃpāyana narrates a transition: Yudhiṣṭhira arranges the seating of a woman present (‘her’) and then begins to address Bhīma, introducing the forthcoming instruction or discussion.