Shloka 8
Devanagari script
ईदृशी भवता काचिद् दृष्टपूर्वा सभा क्वचित् | इतो वा श्रेयसी ब्रह्मंस्तन्ममाचक्ष्व पृच्छत:
Transliteration
īdṛśī bhavatā kācid dṛṣṭapūrvā sabhā kvacit | ito vā śreyasī brahman tan mamācakṣva pṛcchataḥ ||
Translation
قال يودهيشثيرا: «يا براهمن، هل رأيت من قبل في مكان ما قاعةً كهذه، أو قاعةً أسمى منها؟ إني أسأل رغبةً في العلم، فحدّثني بالحق.»
Word by Word
ईदृशीsuch (of this kind)
ईदृशी:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootईदृश्
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
भवताby you (sir)
भवता:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootभवत्
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
काचित्any (some) (f.)
काचित्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootक
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
दृष्टपूर्वाseen before, previously seen
दृष्टपूर्वा:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootदृष्टपूर्व
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
सभाassembly hall
सभा:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसभा
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
क्वचित्anywhere, ever
क्वचित्:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootक्वचित्
इतःthan this, from here/this
इतः:
Apadana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइतः
वाor
वा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवा
श्रेयसीbetter, superior (f.)
श्रेयसी:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootश्रेयस्
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
ब्रह्मन्O brahmin
ब्रह्मन्:
TypeNoun
Rootब्रह्मन्
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
तत्that (thing)
तत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
ममto me / of me
मम:
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
FormGenitive, Singular
आचक्ष्वtell, relate
आचक्ष्व:
TypeVerb
Rootआ-चक्ष्
FormImperative, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada
पृच्छतःof (me) asking / while (I am) asking
पृच्छतः:
TypeVerb
Rootपृच्छ्
FormPresent active participle, Masculine, Genitive, Singular
Speaker
युधिछिर उवाच
Characters & Entities
Y
YudhiṣṭhiraB
Brāhmaṇa (addressed interlocutor)S
Sabhā (assembly hall)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights a dharmic mode of inquiry: even a powerful king speaks with humility and respect, seeking reliable testimony before forming conclusions about grandeur and excellence.
In the context of the Sabha Parva, Yudhiṣṭhira, impressed by the extraordinary assembly hall, asks a venerable Brāhmaṇa whether he has seen such a hall before or any hall superior to it, requesting an honest account.