Shloka 9

Mahābhārata-saṅkṣepa and Avatāra-kāraṇa

Brahmā’s Synopsis of the Epic and the Logic of Divine Descents

Devanagari script

युधिष्ठिरो भीमसेनो ह्यर्जुनो नकुलस्तथा / सहदेवश्च पञ्चैते महाबलपराक्रमाः

Transliteration

yudhiṣṭhiro bhīmaseno hyarjuno nakulastathā / sahadevaśca pañcaite mahābalaparākramāḥ

Translation

യുധിഷ്ഠിരൻ, ഭീമസേനൻ, അർജുനൻ, നകുലൻ, സഹദേവൻ—ഈ അഞ്ചുപേരും മഹാബലവും മഹാപരാക്രമവും ഉള്ളവർ.

Word by Word

• युधिष्ठिरः: Yudhiṣṭhira
• युधिष्ठिरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युधिष्ठिर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• भीमसेनः: Bhīmasena
• भीमसेनः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीमसेन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha/Discourse particle
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अव्यय; अर्थे—खलु/नूनम् (indeed)

• अर्जुनः: Arjuna
• अर्जुनः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्जुन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• नकुलः: Nakula
• नकुलः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नकुल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तथा: also/likewise
• तथा: Sambandha/Connector
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• सहदेवः: Sahadeva
• सहदेवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सहदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha/Connector
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• पञ्च: five
• पञ्च: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पञ्च (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संख्यावाचक, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; पुंलिङ्गे (agreeing with एते)

• एते: these
• एते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• महाबलपराक्रमाः: of great strength and valor
• महाबलपराक्रमाः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा (उपसर्ग/पूर्वपद) + बल (प्रातिपदिक) + पराक्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (एते इति)

Speaker

Unknown (narrative voice; not clearly attributable from this single verse alone)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Kshatriya-valor and unity in righteous endeavor.

Vedantic Theme: Dharma as an ordering principle sustaining loka-saṅgraha (world-order).

Application: Cultivate courage, discipline, and cooperative responsibility in protecting the vulnerable and upholding justice.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.145.10-13 (continuation of Pandava narrative)

Characters & Entities

• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Bhīmasena
• Arjuna
• Nakula
• Sahadeva

FAQs

What is the importance of mentioning the Pandavas in the Garuda Purana?

This verse highlights exemplary figures associated with dharma and heroic virtue, using the Pandavas as a recognizable standard of strength and valor.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

This specific verse does not directly describe the soul’s journey; it functions as a contextual or illustrative reference to renowned dharmic heroes.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Cultivate dharma with courage—strength and valor are best expressed through ethical action and steadfastness in duty.