Mahabharata — Shalya Parva, Shloka 20

बदरपाचन-तीर्थमाहात्म्यम् | Badarapācana Tīrtha Māhātmya

Indratīrtha and the Austerities of Srucāvatī & Arundhatī

Devanagari script

देवा: सर्वे नरव्यात्र बृहस्पतिपुरोगमा:

Transliteration

devāḥ sarve naravyātra bṛhaspatipurogamāḥ

Translation

Vaiśampāyana dit : Tous les dieux, avec Bṛhaspati à leur tête, se rassemblèrent—une assemblée qui place les événements à venir sous le regard et la mesure de l’ordre divin.

Word by Word

• देवाः: the gods
• देवाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

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

• नरव्यात्र: O leader of men / O guide of men
• नरव्यात्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: नरव्यात्र
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• बृहस्पतिपुरोगमाः: having Bṛhaspati in front / led by Bṛhaspati
• बृहस्पतिपुरोगमाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बृहस्पतिपुरोगम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Devāḥ (the gods)
• Bṛhaspati

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse signals that major human events—especially those tied to war and dharma—are not merely political or personal; they are observed within a larger moral cosmos, with divine counsel (Bṛhaspati) representing discernment and right judgment.

What is happening in the narrative?

The narrator (Vaiśampāyana) introduces a scene where all the gods assemble, led by Bṛhaspati, preparing the audience for consequential developments that carry cosmic and ethical significance.