Shloka 20
Devanagari script
देवा: सर्वे नरव्यात्र बृहस्पतिपुरोगमा:
Transliteration
devāḥ sarve naravyātra bṛhaspatipurogamāḥ
Translation
हे नरव्याघ्रा! बृहस्पतीला अग्रभागी करून सर्व देवता तेथे एकत्र जमले।
Word by Word
देवाःthe gods
देवाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootदेव
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
सर्वेall
सर्वे:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
नरव्यात्रO leader of men / O guide of men
नरव्यात्र:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootनरव्यात्र
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
बृहस्पतिपुरोगमाःhaving Bṛhaspati in front / led by Bṛhaspati
बृहस्पतिपुरोगमाः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootबृहस्पतिपुरोगम
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Characters & Entities
D
Devāḥ (the gods)B
BṛhaspatiCharacter Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse signals that major human events—especially those tied to war and dharma—are not merely political or personal; they are observed within a larger moral cosmos, with divine counsel (Bṛhaspati) representing discernment and right judgment.
The narrator (Vaiśampāyana) introduces a scene where all the gods assemble, led by Bṛhaspati, preparing the audience for consequential developments that carry cosmic and ethical significance.