Shloka 20

अश्रमवासिनां विषादः — Lament in Hastināpura after the Elders’ Forest Withdrawal

Devanagari script

इमे च देवगन्धर्वा: सर्वे चेमे महर्षय:

Transliteration

ime ca devagandharvāḥ sarve ceme maharṣayaḥ

Translation

“ഇവിടെ ദേവഗന്ധർവന്മാർ ഉണ്ട്; ഇവിടെ ഈ എല്ലാ മഹർഷിമാരും ഉണ്ട്.”

Word by Word

• इमे: these
• इमे: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• देवगन्धर्वाः: divine Gandharvas
• देवगन्धर्वाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवगन्धर्व
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• इमे: these
• इमे: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• महर्षयः: great sages
• महर्षयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: महर्षि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Devagandharvas (divine Gandharvas)
• Maharṣis (great sages)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights that major life-events and moral transitions are not merely private; they stand before the gaze of higher witnesses (sages and celestial beings). This frames the narrative within dharma and cosmic accountability.

What is happening in the narrative?

The speaker points out the presence of divine Gandharvas and great sages gathered at the scene, indicating an extraordinary, sanctified moment where celestial and ascetic beings observe what is taking place.