Previous Verse
Next Verse

Shloka 20

Jayadrathasya śoka-bhaya-vilāpaḥ — Droṇena āśvāsanaṃ ca

Jayadratha’s lament and Droṇa’s reassurance

व्यास उवाच अत्राप्युदाहरन्तीममितिहासं पुरातनम्‌ । अकम्पनस्य कथितं नारदेन पुरा नृप,व्यासजी बोले--नरेश्वर! जानकार लोग इस विषयमें एक प्राचीन इतिहासका दृष्टान्त दिया करते हैं। वह इतिहास पूर्वकालमें नारदजीने राजा अकम्पनसे कहा था

vyāsa uvāca | atrāpy udāharantīmam itihāsaṃ purātanam | akampanasya kathitaṃ nāradena purā nṛpa ||

قال فياسا: «هنا أيضًا، أيها الملك، يستشهد الحكماء بسابقةٍ تاريخيةٍ قديمة. وهذه الرواية العتيقة قد قصّها نارادا في الزمن السالف على الملك أكامبانا».

व्यासःVyasa
व्यासः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootव्यास
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
उवाचsaid
उवाच:
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
FormPerfect (Paroksha-bhuta), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
अत्रhere; in this matter
अत्र:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअत्र
अपिalso; even
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
उदाहरन्तिthey cite; they give as an example
उदाहरन्ति:
TypeVerb
Rootउद्-आ-हृ
FormPresent, 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada
इमम्this
इमम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
इतिहासम्story; historical account
इतिहासम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootइतिहास
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
पुरातनम्ancient
पुरातनम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootपुरातन
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
अकम्पनस्यof Akampana
अकम्पनस्य:
TypeNoun
Rootअकम्पन
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
कथितम्told; narrated
कथितम्:
TypeVerb
Rootकथ्
FormPast passive participle (क्त), Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
नारदेनby Narada
नारदेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootनारद
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
पुराformerly; long ago
पुरा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपुरा
नृपO king
नृप:
TypeNoun
Rootनृप
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular

व्यास उवाच

V
Vyāsa
N
Nārada
K
King Akampana

Educational Q&A

Ethical instruction is strengthened by precedent: Vyāsa signals that the point under discussion will be clarified through an ancient, authoritative narrative remembered and cited by the learned.

Vyāsa introduces a forthcoming episode—an old account once told by the sage Nārada to King Akampana—framing it as an illustrative example relevant to the present situation.