Shloka 13

इन्द्रस्य पाण्डवैः समागमः

Indra’s Meeting with the Pāṇḍavas

Devanagari script

वैशम्पायन उवाच एवमुकक्‍्त्वा स धर्मात्मा भ्राता भ्रातरमच्युतम्‌ । अर्थतत्त्वविभागज्ञ: कुन्तीपुत्रो युधिष्ठिर:

Transliteration

vaiśampāyana uvāca evam uktvā sa dharmātmā bhrātā bhrātaram acyutam | arthatattvavibhāgajñaḥ kuntīputro yudhiṣṭhiraḥ ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana nói: Nói như vậy xong, bậc có linh hồn công chính ấy—Yudhiṣṭhira, con của Kuntī, người thấu rõ ranh giới giữa mục đích và nguyên tắc—đã nghiêm trang dạy bảo em mình, người không hề sai lệch, như một người anh chỉ dẫn em về điều phải lẽ đúng.

Word by Word

वैशम्पायनःVaiśampāyana

उवाचsaid

एवम्thus

उक्त्वाhaving said

सःhe

धर्मात्माrighteous-souled (one whose self is dharma)

भ्राताbrother

भ्रातरम्brother (as object)

अच्युतम्Acyuta (Krishna)

अर्थतत्त्वविभागज्ञःknower of the distinctions of meaning and truth (principles)

कुन्तीपुत्रःson of Kuntī

युधिष्ठिरःYudhiṣṭhira

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Yudhiṣṭhira

Kuntī

Acyuta

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 Yudhiṣṭhira’s defining virtue: discernment grounded in dharma—knowing how to distinguish true principles (tattva) and practical aims (artha) and then speaking accordingly, especially in the intimate moral setting of advising a brother.

What is happening in the narrative?

The narrator Vaiśampāyana transitions the scene: after making a prior statement, Yudhiṣṭhira—described as righteous and discerning—addresses his brother, referred to here as ‘Acyuta,’ setting up the next portion of dialogue or counsel.