Shloka 6

कृपकृपी-जननम्

The Birth of Kṛpa and Kṛpī; Kṛpa’s Attainment of Astras

Devanagari script

सम्प्रयातानृषीन्‌ दृष्टवा पाण्डुर्वचनमब्रवीत्‌ | भवन्त: क्व गमिष्यन्ति ब्रूत मे वदतां वरा:

Transliteration

samprayātān ṛṣīn dṛṣṭvā pāṇḍur vacanam abravīt | bhavantaḥ kva gamiṣyanti brūta me vadatāṁ varāḥ ||

Translation

聖仙たちが旅立とうとするのを見て、パーンドゥは敬意をこめて急ぎ問うた。「言葉において最上の方々、尊き仙人よ——いずこへ赴かれるのか。どうか我に告げよ。」

Word by Word

• सम्प्रयातान्: departing / having set out
• सम्प्रयातान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्प्रयात (सम्+प्र+या, कृदन्त)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• ऋषीन्: sages
• ऋषीन्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund)

• पाण्डुः: Pandu
• पाण्डुः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• वचनम्: speech / words
• वचनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचन
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अब्रवीत्: said / spoke
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• भवन्तः: you (hon.)
• भवन्तः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: भवत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• क्व: where
• क्व: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: क्व

• गमिष्यन्ति: will go
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम्
• Form: Simple Future (लृट्), 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada

• ब्रूत: tell (you all)!
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू
• Form: Imperative (लोट्), 2nd, Plural, Parasmaipada

• मे: to me
• मे: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Dative, Singular

• वदताम्: of those who speak / of speakers
• Type: Noun
• Root: वद्
• Form: शतृ (present active participle used substantively), Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• वराः: best / excellent (ones)
• वराः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Pāṇḍu
• Ṛṣis (sages)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights dharmic conduct through humility and proper address: a king, even in authority, approaches sages with honorific speech and seeks guidance rather than assuming entitlement.

What is happening in the narrative?

As the sages begin to depart, Pāṇḍu notices them leaving and respectfully asks where they are going, requesting an explanation from those regarded as foremost in speech and wisdom.