Sabha Parva Adhyaya 11 Shloka 30 - Mahabharata | Malay | Vedapath

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Shloka 30

Pitāmaha-sabhā-varṇana & Hariścandra-māhātmya

Description of Brahmā’s Assembly and the Eminence of Hariścandra

Devanagari script

मन्त्रो रथन्तरं चैव हरिमान्‌ वसुमानपि । आदित्या: साधिराजानो नामद्वन्द्वैरुदाह्ता:

Transliteration

mantro rathantaraṃ caiva harimān vasumān api | ādityāḥ sādhirājāno nāmadvandvair udāhṛtāḥ ||

Translation

Nārada berkata: “Mantra, Rathantara (Sāman), serta Harimān dan Vasumān; dan para Āditya bersama pemerintah mereka (Indra) disebut dengan nama-nama berpasangan.” Inilah para dewa dan gelaran suci yang terkait dengan nyanyian Sāma, diseru melalui sebutan dwinama sedemikian.

Word by Word

मन्त्रःa mantra (hymn/formula)

रथन्तरम्Rathantara (a Sāman chant)

चand

एवindeed/also

हरिमान्Harimān (name/epithet; 'possessing tawny steeds')

वसुमान्Vasumān (name/epithet; 'possessing wealth')

अपिalso/even

आदित्याःthe Ādityas

साधिराजानःSādhirājas (a class/name of deities)

नामद्वन्द्वैःby name-pairs (dvandva-names)

उदाहृताःare mentioned/are called

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

Nārada

Mantra

Rathantara (Sāman)

Harimān

Vasumān

Ādityas

Indra

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse emphasizes the sanctity and precision of Vedic invocation: divine powers and ritual principles are properly approached through established names and paired appellations, especially within the Sāma-chanting tradition.

What is happening in the narrative?

Nārada is listing or identifying sacred entities and Vedic-ritual designations—Mantras, a prominent Sāman (Rathantara), specific named powers (Harimān, Vasumān), and the Ādityas with Indra—describing how they are traditionally invoked and referred to.