Shloka 7

उद्योगपर्व — अध्याय ८१: कृष्णस्य दूतप्रयाणम्

Udyoga Parva, Chapter 81: Krishna Sets Out as Envoy

Devanagari script

पज्च नस्तात दीयमन्तां ग्रामा इति महाद्युते । अविस्थलं वृकस्थलं माकन्दीं वारणावतम्‌

Transliteration

pañca nas tāta dīyamantāṁ grāmā iti mahādyute | avisthalaṁ vṛkasthalaṁ mākandīṁ vāraṇāvatam ||

Translation

毗湿摩波耶那说道：“噢，光辉卓著者，请赐予我们五个村庄。”即：阿毗斯陀罗（Avisthala）、弗利迦斯陀罗（Vṛkasthala）、摩迦难底（Mākandī）、伐罗那伐多（Vāraṇāvata），以及另择一村为第五。

Word by Word

• पञ्च: five
• पञ्च: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पञ्च
• Form: —, Nominative/Accusative, Plural

• नः: to us / our
• नः: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: —, Dative/Genitive, Plural

• तात: O dear (father/elder)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तात
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• दीयन्ताम्: let (them) be given
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (दाने)
• Form: Imperative (Lot), 3rd, Plural, Passive (Karmani)

• ग्रामाः: villages
• ग्रामाः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: ग्राम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• इति: thus (quoting)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

• महाद्युते: O great-splendoured one
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाद्युति
• Form: Feminine, Vocative, Singular

• अविस्थलम्: Avi-sthala (name of a village/region)
• अविस्थलम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अविस्थल
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• वृकस्थलम्: Vṛkasthala (name of a place)
• वृकस्थलम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृकस्थल
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• माकन्दीम्: Mākandī (name of a place)
• माकन्दीम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: माकन्दी
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• वारणावतम्: Vāraṇāvata (name of a place)
• वारणावतम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वारणावत
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Avisthala
• Vṛkasthala
• Mākandī
• Vāraṇāvata

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights ethical restraint in political conflict: before resorting to war, one should seek a minimal, reasonable settlement that preserves peace and upholds fairness.

What is happening in the narrative?

A peace-oriented demand is being voiced—asking that five villages be granted. The named villages exemplify a concrete, limited request intended to avert a larger confrontation.