Shloka 22

अक्षविजय-प्रसङ्गः

Escalation of Wagers and Shakuni’s Repeated Declarations of Victory

Devanagari script

स हास्तिनपुरं गत्वा धृतराष्ट्रगृहं ययौ । समियाय च धर्मात्मा धृतराष्ट्रेण पाण्डव:

Transliteration

sa hāstinapuraṃ gatvā dhṛtarāṣṭragṛhaṃ yayau | samiyāya ca dharmātmā dhṛtarāṣṭreṇa pāṇḍavaḥ ||

Translation

抵达象城哈斯提那补罗后，这位秉持法义的般度族人前往持国王的府邸，与持国王相见。此偈强调：对王命召唤的按时遵从，以及对长者与在位权威的恭敬之道——纵然暗处仍潜伏着政治的紧张。

Word by Word

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

• हास्तिनपुरम्: Hāstinapura
• हास्तिनपुरम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: हास्तिनपुर
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• गत्वा: having gone
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage), Non-finite

• धृतराष्ट्रगृहम्: Dhṛtarāṣṭra's house/palace
• धृतराष्ट्रगृहम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: धृतराष्ट्रगृह
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• ययौ: went
• Type: Verb
• Root: या
• Form: Liṭ (Perfect), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada, Active

• समियाय: met; came together
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-इ
• Form: Liṭ (Perfect), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada, Active

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• धर्मात्मा: righteous-souled
• धर्मात्मा: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धर्मात्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• धृतराष्ट्रेण: with Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• धृतराष्ट्रेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: धृतराष्ट्र
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• पाण्डवः: the Pāṇḍava (Yudhiṣṭhira)
• पाण्डवः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Hāstinapura
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• Pāṇḍava (Yudhiṣṭhira)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights dharma as disciplined, timely, and respectful conduct: answering a summons, approaching the elder king properly, and maintaining decorum in the royal court even when circumstances may be fraught.

What is happening in the narrative?

Yudhiṣṭhira (the dharmātmā Pāṇḍava) arrives in Hāstinapura and goes to Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s residence, where he meets the king—setting the stage for subsequent court events in the Sabha Parva.