Shloka 163

अर्जुनदुःखहेतुप्रश्नः — Inquiry into the cause of Arjuna’s recurring hardship

Book 14, Chapter 89

Devanagari script

प्रोवाच मध्ये विप्राणामिदं सम्पूजयन्‌ मुनि: । तब मुनिवर द्वैपायनकृष्णने पुनः ब्राह्मणोंके बीचमें युधिष्ठिरकी प्रशंसा करते हुए कहा --

Transliteration

vaiśampāyana uvāca |

provāca madhye viprāṇām idaṃ sampūjayan muniḥ | tataḥ munivaraḥ dvaipāyana-kṛṣṇaḥ punaḥ brāhmaṇānāṃ madhye yudhiṣṭhirasya praśaṃsāṃ kurvan uvāca ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: While honoring the Brahmins in their midst, the sage spoke these words. Then the foremost of sages, Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana (Vyāsa), once again addressed the assembly of Brahmins, praising Yudhiṣṭhira—thereby reaffirming the ethical stature of the king before the learned and the sacred community.

Word by Word

• प्रोवाच: said, spoke
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + वच्
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• मध्ये: in the midst
• मध्ये: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मध्य
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• विप्राणाम्: of the Brahmins
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• सम्पूजयन्: honouring, paying respect
• सम्पूजयन्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + पूज्
• Form: Present active participle (शतृ), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• मुनिः: the sage
• मुनिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Brahmins (viprāḥ/brāhmaṇāḥ)
• Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana (Vyāsa)
• Yudhiṣṭhira