Shloka 123

Atithi-satkāra and the Consolation of Wise Counsel (अतिथिसत्कारः प्रज्ञानवचनस्य च पराश्वासनम्)

Devanagari script

ब्रह्मा वृतो देवगणैरऋषिभि श्ष महात्मभि: । आजगामाशु त॑ देशं यत्र युद्धमवर्तत

Transliteration

brahmā vṛto devagaṇair ṛṣibhiś ca mahātmabhiḥ | ājagāmāśu taṁ deśaṁ yatra yuddham avartata |

Translation

Rodeado por huestes de dioses y videntes de gran alma, Brahmā acudió con presteza a aquel mismo lugar donde la batalla rugía. El verso enmarca la guerra como un suceso de alcance cósmico y moral: cuando surgen presagios funestos, las máximas autoridades divinas y sapienciales se presentan en persona, como para atestiguar, contener o reencauzar el curso del dharma en medio de la violencia.

Word by Word

• ब्रह्मा: Brahmā
• ब्रह्मा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• वृतः: surrounded/attended (by)
• वृतः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वृत (√वृ, वरणे) / वृ (to choose, to surround)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• देवगणैः: by groups of gods
• देवगणैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवगण
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• ऋषिभिः: by sages
• ऋषिभिः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

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

• महात्मभिः: by great-souled ones
• महात्मभिः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: महात्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• आजगाम: came/arrived
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-√गम्
• Form: Perfect, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• आशु: quickly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आशु

• तं: that
• तं: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• देशं: place/region
• देशं: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: देश
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र

• युद्धम्: battle
• युद्धम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: युद्ध
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• अवर्तत: was taking place/was going on
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव-√वृत् (वर्तते)
• Form: Imperfect, Third, Singular, Atmanepada

• पाण्डुनन्दन: O son of Pāṇḍu
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डुनन्दन
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

अर्जुन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā
• Devagaṇa (hosts of gods)
• Ṛṣi (sages/seers)
• Yuddha (the battle/war)