Shloka 65

Sabhā Parva, Adhyāya 68 — Pāṇḍavānāṃ Vanavāsa-prasthānaḥ; Duḥśāsana-nindā; Pāṇḍava-pratijñāḥ

Devanagari script

अत्राप्युदाहरन्तीममितिहासं पुरातनम्‌ । प्रह्नलादस्य च संवादं मुनेराड्धिरसस्य च,इस विषयमें विज्ञपुरुष प्रह्नमाद और अंगिराकुमार मुनि सुधन्वाके संवादरूप इस प्राचीन इतिहासका उदाहरण दिया करते हैं

Transliteration

atrāpy udāharantīmam itihāsaṃ purātanam | prahlādasya ca saṃvādaṃ muner āṅgirasaś ca ||

Translation

Here too, the wise cite an ancient precedent: the old narrative in the form of a dialogue between Prahlāda and the sage of the Aṅgirasa lineage—an illustrative example brought forward to clarify this very matter.

Word by Word

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र

• अपि: also/even
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• उदाहरन्ति: they cite/quote (as an example)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद्-आ-हृ
• Form: Lat, present indicative, 3, plural, Parasmaipada

• इमम्: this
• इमम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

• इतिहासम्: story/legend (itihasa)
• इतिहासम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: इतिहास
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

• पुरातनम्: ancient/old
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुरातन
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

• प्रह्लादस्य: of Prahlada
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रह्लाद
• Form: masculine, genitive, singular

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

• संवादम्: dialogue/conversation
• संवादम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: संवाद
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

• मुनेः: of the sage
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि
• Form: masculine, genitive, singular

• आद्धिरसस्य: of (the) son of Aṅgiras / Āṅgirasa
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आद्धिरस
• Form: masculine, genitive, singular

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

Speaker

विदुर उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vidura
• Prahlāda
• Aṅgirasa (lineage)
• Aṅgirasa sage (unnamed in this verse)