Shloka 8

Jarāsandha–Vāsudeva Saṃvāda: Kṣātra-Dharma, Pride, and the Ethics of Coercion

Sabhā Parva, Adhyāya 20

Devanagari script

वैशम्पायन उवाच एवमुक्तो भगवता प्रत्युवाच युधिष्ठिर: । भीमार्जुनौ समालोक्य सम्प्रह्ृष्टमुखौ स्थितौ

Transliteration

vaiśampāyana uvāca evam ukto bhagavatā pratyuvāca yudhiṣṭhiraḥ | bhīmārjunau samālokya samprahṛṣṭamukhau sthitau ||

Translation

毗湿摩衍那说道：那位可敬者如此言毕，坚战（由提施提罗）便作答。他望向毗摩与阿周那，只见二人立于其侧，面露欢欣之色，于是他开口回应。

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

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

• उक्तः: having been addressed / spoken to
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Past passive participle (kta), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• भगवता: by the Blessed Lord
• भगवता: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत्
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• प्रत्युवाच: replied
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (प्रति+उप+)
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

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

• भीम-अर्जुनौ: Bhīma and Arjuna
• भीम-अर्जुनौ: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीम + अर्जुन
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Dual

• समालोक्य: having looked at
• Type: Verb
• Root: लोक् (सम्+आ+)
• Form: Absolutive (ktvā/lyap), Parasmaipada (usage)

• सम्प्रहृष्ट-मुखौ: whose faces were delighted
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्प्रहृष्ट + मुख
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• स्थितौ: standing / stationed
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था
• Form: Past active participle (kta, intransitive usage), Masculine, Nominative, Dual

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Bhīma
• Arjuna
• Bhagavān (revered speaker, unspecified in this verse)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights dharma-guided deliberation: Yudhiṣṭhira does not respond impulsively but answers after being addressed by a revered authority and after noting his brothers’ supportive readiness—suggesting that ethical decisions in royal life are shaped by counsel, composure, and responsible leadership.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana narrates a transition: after a revered figure speaks, Yudhiṣṭhira prepares to reply. He looks at Bhīma and Arjuna standing nearby with joyful faces, and then begins his response, indicating their encouragement and the gravity of the moment.