Shloka 34

उत्तङ्कोपाख्यानप्रारम्भः — Uttanka’s Tapas, Viṣṇu-stuti, and the Dhundhumāra Prophecy

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Devanagari script

संहृष्टा: पाण्डवा राजन्‌ सहिता: शार्ज्र्धन्वना । विप्रर्षभाश्न ते सर्वे ये तत्रासन्‌ समागता:,वैशम्पायनजी कहते हैं--राजन्‌! उन परम बुद्धिमान्‌ मार्कण्डेयजीका वचन सुनकर भगवान्‌ श्रीकृष्णसहित पाँचों पाण्डव बड़े प्रसन्न हुए। साथ ही जो श्रेष्ठ ब्राह्मण वहाँ पधारे थे, उन सबको भी बड़ी प्रसन्नता हुई

Transliteration

saṁhṛṣṭāḥ pāṇḍavā rājan sahitāḥ śārṅgadhanvanā | viprarṣabhāś ca te sarve ye tatrāsan samāgatāḥ ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana dijo: “Oh rey, los cinco Pāṇḍava, junto con el portador del arco Śārṅga, Śrī Kṛṣṇa, se regocijaron. Y todos los brāhmaṇas más eminentes que allí se habían reunido se alegraron igualmente en gran manera.”

Word by Word

• {'saṁhṛṣṭāḥ': 'delighted, thrilled, filled with joy', 'pāṇḍavāḥ': 'the sons of Pāṇḍu

• the five brothers', 'rājan': 'O king (vocative address)', 'sahitāḥ': 'together with, accompanied by', 'śārṅgadhanvanā': 'with the wielder of the Śārṅga bow (epithet of Kṛṣṇa/Viṣṇu)', 'viprarṣabhāḥ': 'bulls among brāhmaṇas

• the best of brāhmaṇas', 'te sarve': 'all of them', 'ye': 'who', 'tatra': 'there', 'āsan': 'were (imperfect of √as)', 'samāgatāḥ': 'assembled, gathered together'}

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Janamejaya (addressed as rājan)
• Pāṇḍavas
• Śrī Kṛṣṇa (Śārṅgadhanvan)
• Brāhmaṇas (viprarṣabhāḥ)
• Mārkaṇḍeya

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the ethical power of wise counsel: when a realized sage speaks in alignment with dharma, it uplifts not only rulers and heroes but also the wider community of the righteous, creating shared clarity and joy.

What is happening in the narrative?

After Mārkaṇḍeya’s discourse, the Pāṇḍavas—accompanied by Kṛṣṇa—feel heartened and pleased; the assembled eminent brāhmaṇas also rejoice, indicating broad approval of the sage’s message.