Shloka 21

वसिष्ठ-प्रशंसा

Vasiṣṭha as Purohita: Ascetic Mastery and Royal Counsel

Devanagari script

ततो जानपदा: सर्वे आजममुर्नगरं प्रति । तदद्भुततमं द्रष्ठुं पार्थास्तत्रैव चावसन्‌,इसके बाद उस अद्भुत घटनाको देखनेके लिये जनपदमें रहनेवाले सब लोग नगरमें आये और पाण्डवलोग भी (पूर्ववत) वहीं निवास करने लगे

Transliteration

tato jānāpadāḥ sarve ājamamur nagaraṃ prati | tad adbhutatamaṃ draṣṭuṃ pārthās tatraiva cāvāsan |

Translation

Daraufhin eilten alle Menschen aus den umliegenden Landstrichen zur Stadt, um jenes höchst erstaunliche Wunder zu schauen; und die Pārthas (die Pāṇḍavas) blieben, wie zuvor, weiterhin dort ansässig.

Word by Word

• ततः: then/thereupon
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

• जानपदाः: countrymen, inhabitants of the janapada
• जानपदाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: जानपद
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• आजग्मुः: went, came
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada

• नगरम्: to the city
• नगरम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: नगर
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• प्रति: towards
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रति

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अद्भुततमम्: most wonderful
• अद्भुततमम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अद्भुततम
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• द्रष्टुम्: to see
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: Infinitive (Tumun)

• पार्थाः: the sons of Pṛthā (Pāṇḍavas)
• पार्थाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र

• एव: indeed/just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• अवसन्: dwelt, stayed
• Type: Verb
• Root: वस्
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• वैशम्पायन (Vaiśampāyana)
• जानपदाः (people of the janapadas)
• नगर (the city)
• पार्थाः / पाण्डवाः (the Pāṇḍavas)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse contrasts collective excitement with the steadiness of the righteous: crowds rush to witness marvels, while the Pāṇḍavas are depicted as composed and settled, suggesting self-control and stability amid sensational events.

What is happening in the narrative?

News of a highly wondrous occurrence spreads; people from the surrounding regions converge on the city to see it, and the Pāṇḍavas continue living in the same place as before.