Shloka 47

Dambhodbhava, Nara-Nārāyaṇa, and the Counsel to Abandon Hubris

Udyoga-parva 94

Devanagari script

आहुश्नेमां परिषदं पुत्रास्ते भरतर्षभ

Transliteration

āhuśn emāṃ pariṣadaṃ putrās te bharatarṣabha

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: “O bull among the Bharatas, they declared this assembly to be your sons’ council.”

Word by Word

• आहुः: they said
• आहुः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: अह् (ब्रू/वद्-अर्थे)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्शभूत/परफेक्ट), 3, plural, परस्मैपदम्

• इमाम्: this
• इमाम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: feminine, accusative, singular

• परिषदम्: assembly, council
• परिषदम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: परिषद्
• Form: feminine, accusative, singular

• पुत्राः: sons
• पुत्राः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

• ते: those/your (those) (they)
• ते: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

• भरतर्षभ: O bull of the Bharatas (best of the Bharatas)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भरत-ऋषभ
• Form: masculine, vocative, singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Bharata lineage (Bharatarṣabha)
• sons (putrāḥ)
• assembly/council (pariṣad)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse foregrounds the ethical weight of collective deliberation: decisions are framed as arising from a recognized council (pariṣad), emphasizing accountability and the role of counsel in righteous governance.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana reports that an assembly is being identified as belonging to (or convened by) the listener’s sons—signaling a formal council setting where political and moral decisions will be discussed.