Shloka 12

Draupadī’s Lament and Theodicy: Dharma, Dice, and Īśvara’s Governance (Āraṇyaka-parva 31)

Devanagari script

व्यासो वसिष्ठो मैत्रेयो नारदो लोमश: शुक: । अन्ये च ऋषय: सर्वे धर्मेणैव सुचेतस:,व्यास, वसिष्ठ, मैत्रेय, नारद, लोमश, शुक तथा अन्य सब महर्षि धर्मके पालनसे ही शुद्ध हृदयवाले हुए हैं

Transliteration

vyāso vasiṣṭho maitreyo nārado lomaśaḥ śukaḥ | anye ca ṛṣayaḥ sarve dharmeṇaiva sucetasaḥ ||

Translation

Yudhiṣṭhira said: “Vyāsa, Vasiṣṭha, Maitreya, Nārada, Lomaśa, Śuka—and indeed all the other sages—became pure and clear-minded only through steadfast adherence to dharma.”

Word by Word

• व्यासः: Vyasa
• व्यासः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्यास
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• वसिष्ठः: Vasiṣṭha
• वसिष्ठः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसिष्ठ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• मैत्रेयः: Maitreya
• मैत्रेयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मैत्रेय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• नारदः: Nārada
• नारदः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारद
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• लोमशः: Lomaśa
• लोमशः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोमश
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• शुकः: Śuka
• शुकः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अन्ये: other
• अन्ये: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

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

• ऋषयः: sages
• ऋषयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

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

• धर्मेण: by/through dharma (righteous conduct)
• धर्मेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• एव: indeed/only
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• सुचेतसः: pure-minded, of good heart
• सुचेतसः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुचेतस्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

युधिछिर उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vyāsa
• Vasiṣṭha
• Maitreya
• Nārada
• Lomaśa
• Śuka
• Ṛṣis (sages)