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Shloka 5

आदि पर्व, अध्याय 96 — काश्यकन्याहरणं, शाल्वसमागमः, अम्बावचनं च

Kāśī princesses taken; encounter with Śālva; Ambā’s declaration

गुणप्रभाववीर्यौज:सत्त्वोत्साहवतामहम्‌ । न तृप्यामि कथां शृण्वन्नमृतास्वादसम्मिताम्‌,ये सभी नरेश उत्तम गुण, प्रभाव, बल-पराक्रम, ओज, सत्त्व (धैर्य) और उत्साहसे सम्पन्न थे। इनकी कथा अमृतके समान मधुर है, उसे सुनते-सुनते मुझे तृप्ति नहीं हो रही है

guṇa-prabhāva-vīrya-ojas-sattvotsāhavatām aham | na tṛpyāmi kathāṁ śṛṇvann amṛtāsvāda-sammitām ||

Janamejaya sprach: „Wenn ich den Bericht über Könige höre, die mit edlen Eigenschaften begabt sind — Glanz, Einfluss, Tapferkeit, Lebenskraft, standhaftem Mut und brennendem Eifer —, werde ich nicht satt. Ihre Geschichte ist süß wie der Geschmack des Nektars; je mehr ich sie höre, desto mehr wächst mein Verlangen, weiter zu hören.“

गुणof qualities
गुण:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootगुण
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
प्रभावof influence/splendor
प्रभाव:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootप्रभाव
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
वीर्यof valor/strength
वीर्य:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootवीर्य
FormNeuter, Genitive, Singular
ओजःvigor, energy
ओजः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootओजस्
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
सत्त्वोत्साहवताम्of those possessing steadfastness and enthusiasm
सत्त्वोत्साहवताम्:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootसत्त्वोत्साहवत्
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
अहम्I
अहम्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
FormNominative, Singular
not
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
तृप्यामिam satisfied / become satiated
तृप्यामि:
TypeVerb
Rootतृप्
FormPresent, First, Singular, Parasmaipada
कथाम्story, narration
कथाम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootकथा
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
शृण्वन्hearing, while listening
शृण्वन्:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootश्रु
FormPresent active participle (शतृ), Masculine, Nominative, Singular
अमृतास्वादसम्मिताम्comparable to the taste of nectar
अमृतास्वादसम्मिताम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootअमृतास्वादसम्मित
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular

जनमेजय उवाच

J
Janamejaya
K
kings (nareśāḥ, implied)

Educational Q&A

The verse highlights the ethical ideal of kingship: rulers should embody virtue, influence used rightly, valour, inner vigor, steadfast courage, and enthusiastic resolve. It also affirms the transformative power of listening—noble narratives, when heard attentively, become ‘nectar-like’ and deepen one’s desire for dharmic understanding rather than producing mere entertainment.

Janamejaya, absorbed in the recitation, expresses that he cannot get enough of the account of exemplary kings. He urges the continuation of the story by declaring that its sweetness is like nectar and that hearing it does not bring satiety.