Shloka 28

Devanagari script

सर्वे वेदविदो मुख्या यतयो मुनयस्तथा । आसेदुस्ते यथान्यायं पुनर्दर्शनकाड्क्षया,वेदोंके ज्ञाता समस्त प्रधान-प्रधान संन्यासी तथा मुनिलोग पाण्डवोंसे फिर मिलनेकी इच्छा रखकर न्यायानुसार अपने योग्य स्थानोंमें रहने लगे

Transliteration

sarve vedavido mukhyā yatayo munayas tathā | āsedus te yathānyāyaṃ punardarśanakāṅkṣayā ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: All the foremost knowers of the Vedas—ascetics and sages as well—took their seats in due order, each in a fitting place, longing for another meeting (and renewed sight) of the Pāṇḍavas. The scene underscores the reverence accorded to spiritual authority and the disciplined etiquette of dharma in assembly.

Word by Word

सर्वेall

वेदविदःknowers of the Veda

मुख्याःchief, foremost

यतयःascetics

मुनयःsages

तथाalso, likewise

आसेदुःthey approached / came near

तेthey

यथाas, according to

न्यायम्rule, propriety, due order

पुनर्दर्शनकाङ्क्षयाwith the desire to see again

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Veda-knowers (vedavidaḥ)

Ascetics (yatayaḥ)

Sages (munayaḥ)

Pāṇḍavas (implied by context: desire to meet them again)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights dharmic order in communal life: even great sages and renunciants observe propriety (yathānyāyam), taking appropriate seats and honoring the norms of respectful assembly. Spiritual aspiration is paired with disciplined conduct.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana describes eminent Veda-knowers—ascetics and sages—arriving and seating themselves properly, motivated by a desire to see the Pāṇḍavas again, setting the stage for a renewed encounter or discourse.