Shloka 17
Yudhiṣṭhira’s Post-Accession Settlements and Approach to Vāsudeva (युधिष्ठिरस्य राज्यस्थापनं वासुदेवाभिगमनं च)
Devanagari script
सुखेन ते निशा कच्चिद् व्युष्टा बुद्धिमतां वर
Transliteration
sukhena te niśā kaccid vyuṣṭā buddhimatāṃ vara
Translation
毗湿摩波衍那说：“噢，智者之最，昨夜可曾安适无忧地度过？”
Word by Word
सुखेनcomfortably; with ease
सुखेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootसुख
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
तेof you; your
ते:
Adhikarana
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
Form—, Genitive, Singular
निशाnight
निशा:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootनिशा
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
कच्चित्I hope; is it the case that…?
कच्चित्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकच्चित्
Formtrue
व्युष्टाhas passed; has dawned (ended)
व्युष्टा:
TypeVerb
Rootवि + वस् (वसँ निवासे) → व्युष् (ppp व्युष्ट)
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular, Past Passive Participle (क्त)
बुद्धिमताम्of the wise; of the intelligent
बुद्धिमताम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootबुद्धिमत्
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
वरO best (one); O excellent (man)
वर:
Sampradana
TypeNoun
Rootवर
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
VaiśampāyanaCharacter Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse models courteous inquiry and ethical attentiveness: before instruction or deliberation, one asks about the other’s well-being, reflecting dharmic conduct and respect for the wise.
Vaiśampāyana addresses a revered, wise listener and begins a new exchange by asking whether the night has passed comfortably—an opening that signals care, readiness for dialogue, and the transition into further counsel in Śānti Parva.