Shloka 38

Svargārohaṇa-parva Adhyāya 5 — Karmaphala-Nirdeśa and Phalāśruti (कर्मफलनिर्देशः फलश्रुतिश्च)

Devanagari script

ऐश्व॒र्ये वर्तता चैव सांख्ययोगवता तथा । नैकतन्त्रविबुद्धेन दृष्टवा दिव्येन चक्षुषा

Transliteration

aiśvarye vartatā caiva sāṅkhyayogavatā tathā | naikatantravibuddhena dṛṣṭvā divyena cakṣuṣā ||

Translation

ഐശ്വര്യത്തിൽ നിലകൊള്ളുകയും സാംഖ്യയോഗത്തിൽ നിഷ്ഠനാകുകയും അനേകം തന്ത്രശാസ്ത്രങ്ങളിൽ പ്രബുദ്ധനാകുകയും ചെയ്ത വ്യാസൻ ദിവ്യചക്ഷുസ്സാൽ എല്ലാം കണ്ടു (ഈ ഇതിഹാസം രചിച്ചു).

Word by Word

• ऐश्वर्ये: in sovereignty/majesty
• ऐश्वर्ये: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऐश्वर्य
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• वर्तते: abides/exists
• वर्तते: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृत् (वर्तते)
• Form: Present, Third, Singular, Atmanepada

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

• एव: indeed/just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• सांख्ययोगवता: by one endowed with Sāṅkhya and Yoga
• सांख्ययोगवता: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सांख्ययोगवत्
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• तथा: likewise/also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• नैकतन्त्रविबुद्धेन: by one enlightened in many treatises
• नैकतन्त्रविबुद्धेन: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नैकतन्त्रविबुद्ध
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: Absolutive (Gerund), Parasmaipada/Atmanepada-neutral

• दिव्येन: with divine
• दिव्येन: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• चक्षुषा: with (the) eye/vision
• चक्षुषा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: चक्षुस्
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Vyāsa
• Pāṇḍavas
• kings (rājānaḥ)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse frames the Mahābhārata as a dharma-oriented sacred history authored by a spiritually accomplished seer. It emphasizes that true authority in transmitting ethical narrative comes from inner purity (tapas), disciplined wisdom (Sāṅkhya-Yoga), and comprehensive learning, so that the exemplary fame (kīrti) of righteous figures may guide later generations.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana describes Vyāsa’s qualifications—spiritual power, mastery of Sāṅkhya and Yoga, and multi-śāstra expertise—and states that, using divine sight, Vyāsa composed this history to spread the renown of the Pāṇḍavas and other illustrious kings.