Shloka 463

Adhyāya 33: Antarvedī-Samāgama, Arghya-Nirṇaya, and Śiśupāla’s Objection

Devanagari script

सर्वविद्यासु निष्णाता वेदवेदाड़पारगा: । तत्पश्चात्‌ वहाँ भिन्न-भिन्न देशोंसे ब्राह्यगलोग आये, जो सम्पूर्ण विद्याओंमें निष्पात तथा वेद-वेदांगोंके पारंगत विद्वान्‌ थे

Transliteration

sarvavidyāsu niṣṇātā vedavedāṅgapāragāḥ | tatpaścāt tatra bhinna-bhinna-deśebhyo brāhmaṇāḥ ājagmuḥ, ye samasta-vidyāsu niṣṇātā vedavedāṅgānāṃ ca pāraṃgatā vidvāṃsaḥ āsan |

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: Thereafter, Brahmins arrived there from many different regions—learned men thoroughly trained in every branch of knowledge, and fully accomplished in the Vedas and their auxiliary disciplines.

Word by Word

• सर्वविद्यासु: in all sciences/branches of knowledge
• सर्वविद्यासु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्वविद्या
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Plural

• निष्णाताः: well-versed, proficient
• निष्णाताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निष्णात
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• वेदवेदाङ्गपारगाः: having gone to the far shore of the Vedas and Vedangas; fully learned in them
• वेदवेदाङ्गपारगाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वेदवेदाङ्गपारग
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• brāhmaṇāḥ (Brahmin scholars)
• various deśa-s (regions/countries)
• Veda
• Vedāṅga

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the cultural-ethical ideal that true eminence in a royal court is supported by śāstraic learning: scholars proficient in the Vedas and Vedāṅgas lend legitimacy, guidance, and moral counsel to public life.

What is happening in the narrative?

After the preceding events in the assembly context, Brahmin scholars from many regions arrive at the venue, described as masters of all learning and especially of Vedic and auxiliary disciplines, indicating a gathering of eminent intellectual and religious authorities.