Shloka 13

Devanagari script

तथा सर्वे महाभागा मुनय: पुण्यलक्षणा:

Transliteration

tathā sarve mahābhāgā munayaḥ puṇyalakṣaṇāḥ

Translation

Thus, all those greatly fortunate sages—marked by holy signs and virtuous qualities—(were present/assembled), embodying the auspicious character that lends moral weight to the events being narrated.

Word by Word

• तथा: thus; likewise
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• महाभागाः: highly fortunate; illustrious
• महाभागाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महाभाग
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

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

• पुण्यलक्षणाः: having auspicious marks
• पुण्यलक्षणाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुण्यलक्षण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• munayaḥ (sages/seers)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores the ethical authority of holy sages: those endowed with puṇya (merit) and auspicious qualities serve as reliable witnesses and moral anchors in the epic’s narration, reinforcing that dharma is clarified through the presence and testimony of the virtuous.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana describes the presence/assembly of eminent sages—noble and marked by auspicious traits—setting a sanctified, authoritative context for the events being recounted in the Śalya Parva.