Shloka 3

नारदेन दिव्यसभाः कथितुं प्रतिज्ञा

Nārada’s Prelude to Describing the Divine Assemblies

Devanagari script

राजभिर्यद्‌ यथा कार्य पुरा वै तन्न संशय: । यथान्यायोपनीतार्थ कृत॑ हेतुमदर्थवत्‌,इसमें संदेह नहीं कि प्राचीन कालके राजाओंने जो कार्य जैसे सम्पन्न किया, वह प्रत्येक न्यायोचित, सकारण और किसी विशेष प्रयोजनसे युक्त होता था

Transliteration

rājabhir yad yathā kāryaṃ purā vai tan na saṃśayaḥ | yathānyāyopanītārthaṃ kṛtaṃ hetumad arthavat ||

Translation

Yudhiṣṭhira said: “There is no doubt that whatever deeds the kings of old undertook, and in whatever manner they carried them out, were actions grounded in justice—supported by sound reasons and directed toward a definite purpose.”

Word by Word

राजभिःby kings

यत्whatever (that which)

यथाas, in whatever manner

कार्यंa deed, task, action

पुराformerly, in ancient times

वैindeed, surely

तत्that

नnot

संशयःdoubt

यथाas, according to

अन्यायjustice, propriety (nyāya)

उपनीतbrought, presented, introduced

अर्थःpurpose, matter, meaning

कृतःdone, made

हेतुमत्having a reason, with cause

अर्थवत्meaningful, purposeful

Speaker

युधिछिर उवाच

Characters & Entities

Yudhiṣṭhira

ancient kings (rājānaḥ purā)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes