Shloka 45

वंशानुकीर्तनम् — Genealogical Recitation from Dakṣa to Yayāti and the Establishment of the Paurava Line

Devanagari script

द्रव्यकर्मगुणज्ैश्व॒ कार्यकारणवेदिभि: । पक्षिवानररुतज्जैक्ष व्यासग्रन्थसमाश्रितै:

Transliteration

dravyakarmaguṇajñaiś ca kāryakāraṇavedibhiḥ | pakṣivānararutajñaiś ca vyāsagranthasamāśritaiḥ ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana dijo: Iban acompañados por hombres versados en la naturaleza de las sustancias, las acciones y las cualidades, y por quienes comprendían la relación de causa y efecto; también por expertos capaces de interpretar los gritos y señales de aves y monos, eruditos asentados en los tratados de Vyāsa. El relato subraya que las grandes empresas no se guían solo por el poder, sino por el saber disciplinado, el razonamiento cuidadoso y la atención a los presagios según la tradición.

Word by Word

द्रव्यsubstance, material

कर्मaction, deed

गुणजैःby those born of qualities / by quality-born (ones)

चand

कार्यकारणवेदिभिःby those who know cause and effect

पक्षिवानररुतज्जैःby those born as birds, monkeys, and deer

चand

व्यासग्रन्थसमाश्रितैःby those who have resorted to Vyasa's treatise

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Vyāsa

birds (pakṣi)

monkeys (vānara)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights that wise guidance combines (1) knowledge of reality in terms of substance, action, and qualities, (2) clear understanding of cause and effect, and (3) culturally sanctioned attention to omens—rooted in authoritative tradition (Vyāsa’s texts).

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana describes a group being supported by various specialists—philosophically trained thinkers, practical reasoners, and omen-interpreters—whose expertise is said to be grounded in Vyāsa’s treatises.