Shloka 5

कर्णप्रवेशः—रङ्गे द्वन्द्वयुद्धप्रस्तावः तथा अङ्गराज्याभिषेकः

Karna’s Entry, Duel Proposal, and Consecration as King of Aṅga

Devanagari script

वैशम्पायन उवाच ते परस्परमामन्त्रय देवकल्पा महर्षय: । पाण्डो: पुत्रान्‌ पुरस्कृत्य नगरं नागसाह्दयम्‌,वैशम्पायनजी कहते हैं--राजन! इस प्रकार परस्पर सलाह करके उन देवतुल्य उदारचेता सिद्ध महर्षियोंने पाण्डवोंको भीष्म एवं धृतराष्ट्रके हाथों सौंप देनेके लिये पाण्डुपुत्रोंकोी आगे करके हस्तिनापुर नगरमें जानेका विचार किया

Transliteration

Vaiśampāyana uvāca te parasparam āmantṛya devakalpā maharṣayaḥ | pāṇḍoḥ putrān puraskṛtya nagaraṃ nāgasāhvayam ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: Having consulted one another, those great seers—godlike in stature—resolved to proceed to the city called Nāgasāhvaya, placing Pāṇḍu’s sons at the forefront.

Word by Word

वैशम्पायनःVaishampayana

उवाचsaid

तेthey

परस्परम्mutually, with one another

आमन्त्र्यhaving consulted/invited (one another)

देवकल्पाःgod-like

महर्षयःgreat sages

पाण्डोःof Pandu

पुत्रान्sons

पुरस्कृत्यhaving placed in front, leading

नगरम्city

नागसाह्वयम्named 'Naga' (i.e., Hastinapura, 'called by the name of the Nagas')

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Mahārṣis (great sages)

Pāṇḍu

Pāṇḍava(s) (sons of Pāṇḍu)

Nāgasāhvaya (Hastināpura)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes