Shloka 14

Devanagari script

तान्‌ समीपगतान श्रु॒त्वा निर्ययुर्वृष्णिपुड्रवा:,वृष्णिवंशके प्रमुख वीरोंने जब सुना कि पाण्डव लोग नगरके समीप आ गये हैं, तब वे उनकी अगवानीके लिये बाहर निकले

Transliteration

tān samīpagatān śrutvā niryayur vṛṣṇipuṅgavāḥ

Translation

毗湿摩波耶那说：听闻般度五子已近城下，弗利什尼族中最杰出的诸英雄便出城相迎——此乃合乎礼法与亲族之责的举动，昭示敬意，并依达摩之道备礼迎宾。

Word by Word

• तान्: them
• तान्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• समीप-गतान्: having come near / arrived nearby
• समीप-गतान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गम् (गत)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral)

• निर्ययुः: went out / sallied forth
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (नि-√या)
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), Third, Plural, Parasmaipada

• वृष्णि-पुङ्गवाः: the foremost among the Vṛṣṇis
• वृष्णि-पुङ्गवाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुङ्गव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Pāṇḍavas
• Vṛṣṇis

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights dharma expressed as proper reception of guests and relatives: when honored visitors arrive, leaders should go out to welcome them, showing respect, goodwill, and social responsibility.

What is happening in the narrative?

News reaches the Vṛṣṇi leaders that the Pāṇḍavas have come close to the city; in response, the foremost Vṛṣṇi heroes come out from the city to greet and receive them.