Shloka 216

Devanagari script

देवर्षि पर्यपृच्छत्‌ स यथा वृत्तं कुरून्‌ प्रति । वे उस स्थानपर गये, जहाँ तेजस्वी बलराम बैठे हुए थे। उन्होंने उठकर नियम और व्रतका पालन करनेवाले देवर्षिका भलीभाँति पूजन करके उनसे कौरवोंका समाचार पूछा

Transliteration

devarṣiḥ paryapṛcchat sa yathā vṛttaṃ kurūn prati |

Translation

Vaiśampāyana sprach: Der göttliche Seher erkundigte sich eingehend nach allem, was die Kurus betraf. Dann gingen sie zu dem Ort, wo der strahlende Balarāma saß; sie erhoben sich, erwiesen dem Devarṣi—der in Gelübden und Observanzen standhaft war—die gebührende Verehrung und fragten ihn nach Nachrichten von den Kauravas, um in der moralischen Schwere des Krieges einen wahrhaftigen Bericht zu erhalten.

Word by Word

• देवर्षिम्: the divine sage
• देवर्षिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवर्षि
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• पर्यपृच्छत्: asked, inquired
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रच्छ्
• Form: Imperfect (Lan), 3, Singular, Parasmaipada

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• यथा: how, as
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा

• वृत्तम्: what happened; the event
• वृत्तम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृत्त
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• कुरून्: the Kurus (Kauravas/Pandavas as a group)
• कुरून्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुरु
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• प्रति: towards; concerning; with regard to
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रति

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Devarṣi
• Kurus
• Kauravas
• Balarāma

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even amid war, dharma is upheld through truthful inquiry and proper reverence: disciplined sages are honored, and decisions are guided by accurate accounts rather than rumor or passion.

What is happening in the narrative?

A devarṣi asks for a detailed report of events concerning the Kurus. The characters go to where Balarāma is seated, rise to honor the vow-observing sage, and then request news about the Kauravas.