Shloka 2

Nāradasya Rājadharma-praśnāḥ

Nārada’s Examination of Royal Ethics

Devanagari script

वेदोपनिषदां वेत्ता ऋषि: सुरगणार्चित: । इतिहासपुराणज्ञ: पुराकल्पविशेषवित्‌

Transliteration

vedopaniṣadāṁ vettā ṛṣiḥ suragaṇārcitaḥ | itihāsapurāṇajñaḥ purākalpaviśeṣavit ||

Translation

ໄວສັມປາຍະນະ ກ່າວວ່າ: ທ່ານເປັນລະສີຜູ້ຮູ້ແຈ້ງໃນພຣະເວດ ແລະ ອຸປະນິສັດ, ໄດ້ຮັບການນັບຖືຈາກຫມູ່ເທວະດາ. ທ່ານຍັງຮູ້ຊຳນານໃນ ອິຕິຫາສະ ແລະ ປຸຣານະ, ແລະເປັນຜູ້ຊຳນານໃນບັນທຶກເລື່ອງລາວອັນຈຳເພາະຂອງການກ່ອນການ. ດັ່ງນັ້ນ ທ່ານຈຶ່ງຖືກພັນລະນາເປັນອຳນາດອັນເຫມາະສົມ ທີ່ຖ້ອຍຄຳມີນ້ຳໜັກທັງດ້ານຈັນຍາ ແລະພຣະຄຳພີ.

Word by Word

• वेदोपनिषदाम्: of the Vedas and Upaniṣads
• वेदोपनिषदाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेदोपनिषद्
• Form: Feminine, Genitive, Plural

• वेत्ता: knower
• वेत्ता: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेतृ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• ऋषिः: sage
• ऋषिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सुरगणार्चितः: honored by hosts of gods
• सुरगणार्चितः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुरगण-अर्चित
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• इतिहासपुराणज्ञः: knowing the Itihāsa and Purāṇa
• इतिहासपुराणज्ञः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इतिहासपुराण-ज्ञ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पुराकल्पविशेषवित्: knower of the particularities of ancient cycles/ages
• पुराकल्पविशेषवित्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुराकल्पविशेष-वित्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• ṛṣi (sage)
• suragaṇa (hosts of gods)
• Vedas
• Upaniṣads
• Itihāsa
• Purāṇa

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse establishes the credibility of a speaker/figure by listing traditional markers of authority: mastery of śruti (Veda–Upaniṣad), reverence even among divine beings, and competence in itihāsa–purāṇa and ancient accounts. Ethically, it implies that guidance on dharma should be grounded in disciplined learning and trustworthy tradition.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana is describing a revered sage/authority figure, emphasizing his scriptural mastery and honored status. This functions as a narrative credentialing, preparing the listener to accept ensuing counsel or events as reliably transmitted and dharmically informed.