Mahabharata — Virata Parva, Shloka 29

Adhyāya 6: Kaṅka (Yudhiṣṭhira) Seeks Refuge in Virāṭa’s Assembly

Devanagari script

राज्यं निष्कपटकं कृत्वा भोक्ष्यसे मेदिनीं पुनः । भ्रातृभि:सहितो राजन प्रीति प्राप्स्पसि पुष्कलाम्‌

Transliteration

rājyaṁ niṣkapaṭakaṁ kṛtvā bhokṣyase medinīṁ punaḥ | bhrātṛbhiḥ sahito rājan prītiṁ prāpsyasi puṣkalām ||

Translation

毗湿摩波耶那说：“当你使王国清明无诈、绝去阴谋与背叛之时，你将再度享有此大地。国王啊，你与诸弟兄同心合一，必得丰盛的欢悦与满足。”

Word by Word

• राज्यम्: kingdom
• राज्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: राज्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• निष्कपटकम्: free from deceit/treachery (untroubled)
• निष्कपटकम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निष्कपटक
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• कृत्वा: having made
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral), Non-finite

• भोक्ष्यसे: you will enjoy/possess
• Type: Verb
• Root: भुज्
• Form: Simple Future (लृट्), Second, Singular, Atmanepada

• मेदिनीम्: the earth
• मेदिनीम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: मेदिनी
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• पुनः: again
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः

• भ्रातृभिः: with (your) brothers
• भ्रातृभिः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भ्रातृ
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• सहितः: accompanied (by)
• सहितः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सहित
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• राजन्: O king
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• प्रीतिम्: joy, satisfaction
• प्रीतिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रीति
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• प्राप्स्यसि: you will obtain
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-आप्
• Form: Simple Future (लृट्), Second, Singular, Parasmaipada

• पुष्कलाम्: abundant, great
• पुष्कलाम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुष्कल
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• the king (addressed as rājan; contextually Yudhiṣṭhira)
• brothers (Pāṇḍavas collectively)
• earth/realm (medinī)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse upholds the ideal of dhārmic kingship: a ruler should establish a realm free from deceit and intrigue, and true prosperity is linked to ethical governance and unity among kin—especially the brothers who share responsibility for restoring order.

What is happening in the narrative?

The narrator Vaiśampāyana conveys a consoling assurance to the addressed king (in context, Yudhiṣṭhira): after hardship, he will regain sovereignty, enjoy the earth again, and experience great joy together with his brothers—foreshadowing restoration after conflict.