Shloka 41

Devanagari script

मुनयश्लारणा: सिद्धा वैनतेया वयांसि च

Transliteration

munayaś cāraṇāḥ siddhā vainateyā vayāṁsi ca

Translation

Sañjaya said: “Sages, celestial bards (Cāraṇas), perfected beings (Siddhas), and the winged followers of Vainateya (Garuda) as well—were assembled there.”

Word by Word

• मुनयः: sages
• मुनयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• चारणाः: celestial bards (Cāraṇas)
• चारणाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: चारण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• सिद्धाः: Siddhas (perfected beings)
• सिद्धाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्ध
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• वैनतेयाः: sons of Vinatā (Garudas)
• वैनतेयाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैनतेय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• वयांसि: birds
• वयांसि: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वयस्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Munis (sages)
• Cāraṇas
• Siddhas
• Vainateya (Garuda)
• Birds (vayāṁsi)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores that human conflict is witnessed by higher orders of beings; deeds in war are not merely political acts but carry moral and cosmic significance, inviting accountability beyond the battlefield.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya lists the classes of exalted beings—sages, Cāraṇas, Siddhas, and Garuda-associated winged beings—who are present as observers, heightening the epic scale of the events being described.