Shloka 39

Sabhā Parva, Adhyāya 68 — Pāṇḍavānāṃ Vanavāsa-prasthānaḥ; Duḥśāsana-nindā; Pāṇḍava-pratijñāḥ

Devanagari script

तच्छुत्वा पाण्डवा: सर्वे स्वानि वासांसि भारत । अवकीर्योत्तरीयाणि सभायां समुपाविशन्‌,वैशम्पायनजी कहते हैं-जनमेजय! कर्णकी बात सुनकर समस्त पाण्डव अपने- अपने उत्तरीय वस्त्र उतारकर सभामें बैठ गये

Transliteration

tac chrutvā pāṇḍavāḥ sarve svāni vāsāṃsi bhārata | avakīryottarīyāṇi sabhāyāṃ samupāviśan ||

Translation

听到这番话，所有般度五子——噢，婆罗多——都抛下自己的上衣，坐在议事大殿之中。

Word by Word

• तत्: that (speech/statement)
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive), Active, Non-finite

• पाण्डवाः: the Pandavas
• पाण्डवाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• सर्वे: all
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• स्वानि: their own
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्व
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• वासांसि: garments, clothes
• वासांसि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वासस्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• भारत: O Bharata (address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भारत
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• अवकीर्य: having cast off / having thrown down
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव-कीर् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive), Active, Non-finite

• उत्तरीयाणि: upper garments, shawls
• उत्तरीयाणि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: उत्तरीय
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• सभायाम्: in the assembly hall
• सभायाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सभा
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Singular

• समुपाविशन्: sat down / took their seats
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-उप-आ-विश् (धातु)
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), Third, Plural, Parasmaipada

Speaker

कर्ण उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Karṇa
• Pāṇḍavas
• Sabhā (assembly hall)
• Bhārata (form of address)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores how adharma in a public institution can compel even virtuous people into degrading outward acts; it invites reflection on the ethical duty of an assembly to protect dignity and justice rather than enforce humiliation.

What is happening in the narrative?

After Karṇa’s statement, the Pāṇḍavas remove their upper garments and sit in the royal assembly, indicating compliance under pressure within the escalating court drama of the dice-hall episode.