Shloka 13

Ādi-parva Adhyāya 97: Satyavatī’s appeal and Bhīṣma’s reaffirmation of satya

Devanagari script

अल्पे5पराधे संरम्भाद्‌ वसिष्ठेन महात्मना । विमूढा हि वयं सर्वे प्रच्छन्नमूषिसत्तमम्‌

Transliteration

alpāparādhe saṁrambhād vasiṣṭhena mahātmanā | vimūḍhā hi vayaṁ sarve pracchannam ṛṣisattamam ||

Translation

Vaiśaṃpāyana said: “Because the great-souled Vasiṣṭha, in sudden anger, treated a minor fault as a grave offense, we all became bewildered—failing to recognize the foremost of sages who was present in disguise.”

Word by Word

• अल्पे: in a small (matter)
• अल्पे: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अल्प
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• अपराधे: in an offense
• अपराधे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अपराध
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• संरम्भात्: from anger/impetuosity
• संरम्भात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: संरम्भ
• Form: Masculine, Ablative, Singular

• वसिष्ठेन: by Vasiṣṭha
• वसिष्ठेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसिष्ठ
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• महात्मना: by the great-souled (one)
• महात्मना: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महात्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• विमूढाः: bewildered
• विमूढाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विमूढ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• हि: indeed/for
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि

• वयम्: we
• वयम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Nominative, Plural

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

• प्रच्छन्नम्: hidden/concealed
• प्रच्छन्नम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रच्छन्न
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• ऋषिसत्तमम्: the best of sages
• ऋषिसत्तमम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषिसत्तम
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśaṃpāyana
• Vasiṣṭha
• ṛṣisattama (a foremost sage, unnamed here)