Shloka 22

गदायुद्ध-समारम्भः

Commencement of the Mace-Duel Proceedings

Devanagari script

ततो<5स्याक थयदू राजन्‌ नारद: सर्वधर्मवित्‌

Transliteration

tato 'syākathayad ū rājann nāradaḥ sarvadharmavit

Translation

Then Nārada, the knower of all dharma, related the matter to him, O King—setting forth the account with an eye to righteous conduct and its consequences.

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (तद्-प्रातिपदिकात् अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (स्थान/कालवाचक)

• अस्य: of him / to him (contextual)
• अस्य: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुं, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• आख्यत्: told, narrated
• आख्यत्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-ख्या (धातु)
• Form: लुङ् (अorist), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• उ: indeed / then (particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उ (निपात)
• Form: अव्यय (पादपूरण/अनुनासिक-निपात)

• राजन्: O king
• राजन्: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, संबोधन, एकवचन

• नारदः: Narada
• नारदः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• सर्वधर्मवित्: knower of all dharmas
• सर्वधर्मवित्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्वधर्मविद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Vaishampayana (speaker)
• King (addressed as rājan)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse foregrounds dharma as the lens through which events should be understood: a sage who knows dharma (Nārada) becomes the authoritative narrator, implying that ethical discernment is essential for interpreting actions and outcomes.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaishampayana reports that Nārada begins to narrate an account to a king (addressed as 'rājan'), indicating a transition into a didactic or explanatory episode guided by Nārada’s expertise in dharma.