Shloka 4

गालवस्य विषादः तथा विष्णुप्रयाणम्

Gālava’s Despair and Resolve to Seek Viṣṇu

Devanagari script

वैशम्पायन उवाच उक्त भगवता वाक्यमुक्त भीष्मेण यत्‌ क्षमम्‌ उक्त बहुविधं चैव नारदेनापि तच्छूणु,वैशम्पायनजी बोले--राजन्‌! भगवान्‌ वेदव्यासने भी दुर्योधनसे उसके हितकी बात कही। भीष्मजीने भी जो उचित कर्तव्य था, वह बताया। इसके सिवा नारदजीने भी नाना प्रकारके उपदेश दिये। वह सब तुम सुनो

Transliteration

Vaiśampāyana uvāca: uktaṁ bhagavatā vākyaṁ, uktaṁ Bhīṣmeṇa yat kṣamam; uktaṁ bahuvidhaṁ caiva Nāradenāpi tac chṛṇu.

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: O King, the Blessed one (Vyāsa) spoke words of counsel for Duryodhana’s welfare; Bhīṣma too declared what was proper and fitting to be done. Moreover, Nārada also offered instruction in many ways. Now listen to all of that.

Word by Word

वैशम्पायनःVaiśampāyana

उवाचsaid

उक्तम्spoken

भगवताby the Blessed one

वाक्यम्speech; statement

उक्तम्spoken

भीष्मेणby Bhīṣma

यत्which; what

क्षमम्proper; fitting

उक्तम्spoken

बहुविधम्of many kinds; various

चand

एवindeed; also

नारदेनby Nārada

अपिalso; even

तत्that

शृणुhear; listen

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Vyāsa (Vedavyāsa)

Duryodhana

Bhīṣma

Nārada

King (Janamejaya)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes