Shloka 5
Deva–Asura–Gandharva–Nāga Vaṃśa-kathana
Genealogies and Partial Descents
Devanagari script
सौतिर्वाच कर्मान्तरेष्वकथयन् द्विजा वेदाश्रया: कथा: । व्यासस्त्वकथयच्चित्रमाख्यानं भारतं महत्,उग्रश्रवाजीने कहा--शौनक! यज्ञकर्मसे अवकाश मिलनेपर अन्य ब्राह्मण तो वेदोंकी कथाएँ कहते थे, परंतु व्यासदेवजी अति विचित्र महाभारतकी कथा सुनाया करते थे
Transliteration
Sautir uvāca: karmāntareṣu ’kathayan dvijā vedāśrayāḥ kathāḥ | vyāsas tv akathayac citram ākhyānaṃ bhārataṃ mahat ||
Translation
Sauti said: “During the intervals between ritual acts, the Brahmin sages would recount stories grounded in the Vedas; but Vyāsa would narrate the wondrous, vast epic tale—the great Bhārata.”
Word by Word
सौतिःSauti (Ugraśravas), the narrator
सौतिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसूतिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
उवाचsaid
उवाच:
TypeVerb
Rootवच् (धातु)
FormPerfect (Liṭ), Third, Singular
कर्मान्तरेषुin the intervals between ritual acts
कर्मान्तरेषु:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootकर्मान्तरा (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Locative, Plural
अकथयन्were narrating / used to tell
अकथयन्:
TypeVerb
Rootकथय् (धातु)
FormImperfect (Laṅ), Third, Plural
द्विजाःBrahmins (twice-born)
द्विजाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootद्विज (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
वेदाश्रयाःbased on the Vedas / resting on the Vedas
वेदाश्रयाः:
TypeAdjective
Rootवेदाश्रय (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
कथाःstories, narratives
कथाः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootकथा (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Accusative, Plural
व्यासःVyāsa
व्यासः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootव्यास (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तुbut, however
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
अकथयत्was narrating / used to tell
अकथयत्:
TypeVerb
Rootकथय् (धातु)
FormImperfect (Laṅ), Third, Singular
चित्रम्wonderful, remarkable
चित्रम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootचित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
आख्यानम्narrative, tale
आख्यानम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootआख्यान (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
भारतंthe Bhārata (Mahābhārata)
भारतं:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootभारत (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
महत्great
महत्:
TypeAdjective
Rootमहत् (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
Speaker
शौनक उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
Sauti (Ugraśravas)V
Vyāsa (Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana)D
dvijāḥ (Brahmin sages)V
VedaB
Bhārata (Mahābhārata)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes