Shloka 3

धर्मद्वारबहुत्वविमर्शः — Reflection on the Many ‘Doors’ of Dharma (Śānti-parva 342)

Devanagari script

वैशम्पायन उवाच शृणु राजन्‌ यथा<<चष्ट फाल्गुनस्य हरि: प्रभु: । प्रसन्नात्मा55त्मनो नाम्नां निरुक्त गुणकर्मजम्‌,वैशम्पायनजीने कहा--राजन्‌! भगवान्‌ श्रीहरिने अर्जुनपर प्रसन्न होकर उनसे गुण और कर्मके अनुसार स्वयं अपने नामोंकी जैसी व्याख्या की थी, वही तुम्हें सुना रहा हूँ, सुनो

Transliteration

vaiśampāyana uvāca | śṛṇu rājan yathā caṣṭa phālgunasya hariḥ prabhuḥ | prasannātmā ātmano nāmnāṁ niruktaṁ guṇa-karma-jam ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: “O King, listen. I shall recount to you exactly how the Lord Hari, the sovereign, with a gracious and serene heart, explained the meanings of His own names to Phālguna (Arjuna) in accordance with His qualities and deeds.”

Word by Word

वैशम्पायनःVaishampayana

उवाचsaid

शृणुlisten

राजन्O king

यथाas, in the manner that

चष्टexplains, tells

फाल्गुनस्यof Phalguna (Arjuna)

हरिःHari (Vishnu/Krishna)

प्रभुःthe Lord, master

प्रसन्नात्माwith a pleased mind; gracious

आत्मनःof himself, his own

नाम्नाम्of (his) names

निरुक्तम्etymological explanation, derivation

गुणकर्मजम्arising from qualities and actions

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Hari (Śrī Hari)

Phālguna (Arjuna)

King (rājan)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes