Shloka 51

Devanagari script

वैशग्पायन उवाच स एवमुक्त्वा भगवान्‌ व्यास: पाण्डवनन्दनम्‌ | जगाम तपसे धीमान्‌ पुनरेवाश्रमं प्रति,वैशम्पायनजी कहते हैं--जनमेजय! परम बुद्धिमान्‌ भगवान्‌ व्यास पाण्डुनन्दन युधिष्ठिरसे ऐसा कहकर तपस्याके लिये पुनः अपने आश्रमकी ओर चले गये

Transliteration

vaiśampāyana uvāca | sa evam uktvā bhagavān vyāsaḥ pāṇḍavanandanam | jagāma tapase dhīmān punar evāśramaṃ prati ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana nói: Nói như thế với Yudhiṣṭhira—niềm vui của nhà Pāṇḍava—bậc đáng tôn kính, hiền trí là Vyāsa lại lên đường về am thất của mình, một lòng hướng đến khổ hạnh.

Word by Word

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

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

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• उक्त्वा: having said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Active sense

• भगवान्: the venerable/lordly one
• भगवान्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• व्यासः: Vyāsa
• व्यासः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्यास
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पाण्डव-नन्दनम्: the son/delight of the Pāṇḍavas (Yudhiṣṭhira)
• पाण्डव-नन्दनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: नन्दन
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• जगाम: went
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• तपसे: for austerity/penance
• तपसे: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस्
• Form: Neuter, Dative, Singular

• धीमान्: wise, intelligent
• धीमान्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धीमत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पुनः: again
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः

• एव: indeed, just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• आश्रमम्: hermitage, āśrama
• आश्रमम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: आश्रम
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• प्रति: towards
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रति

Speaker

वैशग्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Janamejaya
• Vyāsa
• Yudhiṣṭhira (Pāṇḍavanandana)
• Āśrama (hermitage)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the ideal conduct of a ṛṣi: after offering guidance grounded in dharma, he returns to tapas and restraint. Ethical authority is shown as rooted in disciplined living, not in continued worldly entanglement.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana narrates to King Janamejaya that Vyāsa, having finished speaking to Yudhiṣṭhira, departs again for his hermitage to pursue austerities.