Shloka 8

वसुदेव–अर्जुन संवादः

Vasudeva–Arjuna Dialogue in the Aftermath of Dvārakā

Devanagari script

तमासनगतं तत्र सर्वा: प्रकृतयस्तथा । ब्राह्मणा नैगमास्तत्र परिवार्योपतस्थिरे,वहाँ एक सिंहासनपर बैठे हुए अर्जुनके पास मन्त्री आदि समस्त प्रकृतिवर्गके लोग तथा वेदवेत्ता ब्राह्मण आये और उन्हें सब ओरसे घेरकर पास ही बैठ गये

Transliteration

tam āsanagataṁ tatra sarvāḥ prakṛtayas tathā | brāhmaṇā naigamās tatra parivāryopatasthire ||

Translation

その場でアルジュナが栄誉の座に着くと、国の重臣たち—大臣ら諸役人—に加え、ヴェーダに通じたバラモンたちが集まり、周囲を取り巻いて近くに侍した。

Word by Word

तम्him

आसनगतंseated (gone to the seat)

तत्रthere

सर्वाःall

प्रकृतयःsubjects/officials (people of the realm)

तथाalso/likewise

ब्राह्मणाःBrahmins

नैगमाःVeda-knowers/learned men (naiyogika/vaidika sense)

तत्रthere

परिवार्यhaving surrounded

उपतस्थिरेthey attended/stood near

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Arjuna

prakṛtayaḥ (ministers/subjects of the realm)

Brāhmaṇas (Veda-knowers)

āsana (seat/throne)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Legitimate leadership is supported by two pillars: the polity (prakṛtayaḥ—ministers and representatives of the realm) and sacred learning (Veda-knowing Brāhmaṇas). Their respectful attendance signals that public decisions, especially in unstable times, should be guided by both practical governance and dharmic counsel.

What is happening in the narrative?

Arjuna is seated in a position of honor, and the key constituents of the kingdom—officials and learned Brāhmaṇas—assemble around him, taking their places nearby in attendance, indicating a formal gathering for counsel, support, or deliberation.