Shloka 13
सरस्वतीतीर्थानुक्रमः — बलरामस्य तीर्थयात्रा
Sarasvatī Tīrtha Itinerary — Balarāma’s Pilgrimage
Devanagari script
तथा सर्वे महाभागा मुनय: पुण्यलक्षणा:
Transliteration
tathā sarve mahābhāgā munayaḥ puṇyalakṣaṇāḥ
Translation
かくして、福分に恵まれ、清浄の瑞相と徳を備えたすべての牟尼たちが（集い/居並び）、語られる出来事に吉祥と道義の重みを与えていた。
Word by Word
तथाthus; likewise
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
सर्वेall
सर्वे:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
महाभागाःhighly fortunate; illustrious
महाभागाः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootमहाभाग
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
मुनयःsages
मुनयः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमुनि
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
पुण्यलक्षणाःhaving auspicious marks
पुण्यलक्षणाः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootपुण्यलक्षण
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Characters & Entities
M
munayaḥ (sages/seers)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the ethical authority of holy sages: those endowed with puṇya (merit) and auspicious qualities serve as reliable witnesses and moral anchors in the epic’s narration, reinforcing that dharma is clarified through the presence and testimony of the virtuous.
Vaiśampāyana describes the presence/assembly of eminent sages—noble and marked by auspicious traits—setting a sanctified, authoritative context for the events being recounted in the Śalya Parva.