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Shloka 13

Devanagari script

उपास्यमान व्यासेन पाराशर्येण धीमता । नारदेन च राजर्षे देवलेनासितेन च,राजर्षे! उस समय वहाँ पराशरनन्दन बुद्धिमान व्यास, देवर्षि नारद और असित देवल ऋषि उनके पास बैठे थे

Transliteration

upāsyamānaṃ vyāsena pārāśaryeṇa dhīmatā | nāradena ca rājarṣe devalenāsitena ca ||

Translation

Vaiśaṃpāyana sprach: „O königlicher Weiser, zu jener Zeit saßen der kluge Vyāsa, Sohn des Parāśara, zusammen mit dem Devarṣi Nārada und dem Rishi Asita Devala in seiner Nähe und dienten ihm.“ Die Szene unterstreicht das ethische Gewicht des Augenblicks: Die Gegenwart verehrter Seher zeigt, dass der erteilte Rat im Dharma gründet und durch geistige Autorität beglaubigt ist.

Word by Word

उपास्यमानःbeing attended/served (honored)

व्यासेनby Vyasa

पाराशर्येणby Parāśarya (son of Parāśara, i.e., Vyasa)

धीमताby the wise one

नारदेनby Nārada

चand

राजर्षेO royal sage

देवलेनby Devala

असितेनby Asita

चand

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Vyāsa (Pārāśarya)

Nārada

Asita Devala

Rājarṣi (the addressed royal sage)

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

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights that dharmic instruction gains gravity and credibility when delivered in the presence of realized sages. Their attendance symbolizes reverence, disciplined listening, and the validation of ethical counsel by spiritual authorities.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana describes a setting where the wise Vyāsa, Devarṣi Nārada, and the sage Asita Devala are seated near the addressed person, attending upon him—framing the ensuing discourse as a solemn, dharma-centered instruction.