Shloka 52

Adhyāya 51: Kṛṣṇa’s Leave-Taking and Departure for Dvārakā (द्वारकागमनानुमति)

Devanagari script

समेत्य तत्र राजानं धर्मात्मानं युधिष्ठिरम्‌ । समनुज्ञाप्य राजान स्वां पुरी यातुमहसि

Transliteration

sametya tatra rājānaṁ dharmātmānaṁ yudhiṣṭhiram | samanujñāpya rājan svāṁ purī yātum arhasi ||

Translation

毗湿摩波耶那说道：“噢，大王！到了那里，觐见具正法之心的尤提士提罗王，并求得他的许可，然后你便应启程前往自己的城邦。”

Word by Word

• समेत्य: having met / after meeting
• समेत्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-इ (गम्-अर्थे)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), कर्तरि

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र

• राजानम्: the king
• राजानम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• धर्मात्मानम्: righteous-souled
• धर्मात्मानम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धर्मात्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• युधिष्ठिरम्: Yudhiṣṭhira
• युधिष्ठिरम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: युधिष्ठिर
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• समनुज्ञाप्य: having obtained permission / having asked and received leave
• समनुज्ञाप्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-अनु-ज्ञा
• Form: ल्यप्/क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), कर्तरि

• राजन्: O king
• राजन्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• स्वाम्: one's own
• स्वाम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्व
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• पुरीम्: city
• पुरीम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरी
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• यातुम्: to go
• यातुम्: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: या
• Form: तुमुन् (infinitive), कर्तरि

• अर्हसि: you are fit / you should
• अर्हसि: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: अर्ह्
• Form: Present, Indicative, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Hastināpura (implied by context)
• svā purī (one’s own city; contextually Dvārakā for Kṛṣṇa, implied)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even powerful figures should follow dharmic protocol: meet the rightful ruler, honor him as dharmātmā, and act only after obtaining proper consent. Ethical action is framed as orderly, respectful, and sanctioned rather than impulsive.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana narrates instructions about proceeding to meet King Yudhiṣṭhira and, after receiving his permission, departing for one’s own capital—reflecting the post-war restoration of royal order and courteous relations among allies.