Shloka 40

Devanagari script

सर्वे जनपदाश्षैव तव कर्माणि पाण्डव

Transliteration

sarve janapadāś caiva tava karmāṇi pāṇḍava

Translation

Waiśampāyana berkata—wahai Pāṇḍava, seluruh negeri dan rakyat sungguh memperbincangkan serta memuji perbuatanmu.

Word by Word

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

• जनपदाः: countries/kingdoms/regions
• जनपदाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: जनपद
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

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

• तव: of you/your
• तव: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: त्वद्
• Form: —, Genitive, Singular

• कर्माणि: deeds/actions
• कर्माणि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• पाण्डव: O Pandava
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डव
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Pāṇḍava (son of Pāṇḍu)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

A ruler’s actions (karmāṇi) become public knowledge and moral testimony: the wider world remembers and judges deeds, so ethical conduct and responsibility are inseparable from leadership.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana addresses a Pāṇḍava (typically Yudhiṣṭhira in this context) and notes that all the janapadas—realms and their people—are speaking of his actions, highlighting his renown and the public awareness of his conduct.