Shloka 5

Devanagari script

श्रुत्वा गुणानहं तस्या: सभाया: पाण्डवर्षभ | दर्शनेप्सुस्तथा राजन्नादित्यमिदमब्लुवम्‌,पाण्डुकुलभूषण युधिष्ठिर! उस सभाके अलौकिक गुण सुनकर मेरे मनमें उसके दर्शनकी इच्छा जाग उठी और मैंने सूर्यदेवसे कहा--

Transliteration

śrutvā guṇān ahaṃ tasyāḥ sabhāyāḥ pāṇḍavarṣabha | darśanepsus tathā rājann ādityam idam abruvam ||

Translation

Nārada said: “Having heard of the extraordinary excellences of that assembly-hall, O bull among the Pāṇḍavas, a longing arose in me to behold it. Therefore, O king, I spoke these words to Āditya (the Sun), seeking the opportunity to see it.”

Word by Word

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Karana
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), परस्मैपद-भावार्थ (non-finite)

• गुणान्: qualities, excellences
• गुणान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुण
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अहम्
• Form: Nominative, Singular

• तस्याः: of that (her/that)
• तस्याः: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (स्त्री.)
• Form: Feminine, Genitive, Singular

• सभायाः: of the assembly-hall
• सभायाः: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सभा
• Form: Feminine, Genitive, Singular

• पाण्डवर्षभ: O bull among the Pāṇḍavas
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डव + ऋषभ
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• दर्शने: in seeing / for the sight (as object of desire)
• दर्शने: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: दर्शन
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• ईप्सुः: desirous (of obtaining)
• ईप्सुः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ईप्सु (इप्सु)
• Form: उ (desiderative agent-noun), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तथा: thus, in that manner
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• राजन्: O king
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• आदित्यम्: to Āditya (the Sun-god)
• आदित्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: आदित्य
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• इदम्: this (speech/word)
• इदम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अब्रुवम्: I said, I spoke
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (imperfect/past), 1st, Singular, परस्मैपद

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Pāṇḍavas
• Sabhā (the assembly-hall)
• Āditya (Sūrya, the Sun-god)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how genuine excellence (guṇa) naturally inspires a desire for direct experience (darśana), and how a seeker may appropriately approach higher authorities—here, the Sun-god—through respectful speech to fulfill a worthy aspiration.

What is happening in the narrative?

Nārada tells Yudhiṣṭhira that after hearing about the marvelous qualities of the Pāṇḍavas’ assembly-hall, he became eager to see it and therefore addressed Āditya (the Sun) to obtain the chance to behold it.