Shloka 14

नारदेन दिव्यसभाः कथितुं प्रतिज्ञा

Nārada’s Prelude to Describing the Divine Assemblies

Devanagari script

नारदेनैवमुक्तस्तु धर्मराजो युधिष्ठिर: । प्राउ्जलि र्भ्रातृभि: सार्ध तैश्व सर्वेर्द्धिजोत्तमै:,नारदजीके ऐसा कहनेपर भाइयों तथा सम्पूर्ण श्रेष्ठ ब्राह्मणोंके साथ महामनस्वी धर्मराज युधिष्ठिरने हाथ जोड़कर उनसे इस प्रकार कहा--“महर्ष! हम सभी दिव्य सभाओंका वर्णन सुनना चाहते हैं। आप उनके विषयमें सब बातें बताइये

Transliteration

nāradenaitam uktas tu dharmarājo yudhiṣṭhiraḥ | prāñjalir bhrātṛbhiḥ sārdhaṃ taiś ca sarvair dvijottamaiḥ ||

Translation

Setelah Nārada berkata demikian, Dharma-rāja Yudhiṣṭhira—dengan kedua telapak tangan dirapatkan penuh hormat, bersama saudara-saudaranya dan semua Brahmana yang utama—berkata kepada sang resi: “Wahai Maharsi, kami semua ingin mendengar huraian tentang balairung-bala irung ilahi. Ceritakanlah kepada kami segala-galanya tentangnya.”

Word by Word

• [{'term': 'nāradena', 'definition': 'by Nārada (instrumental singular)'}, {'term': 'evam / etam', 'definition': 'thus / this (refers to what was said)'}, {'term': 'uktas', 'definition': 'addressed, spoken to'}, {'term': 'tu', 'definition': 'but, then (connective particle)'}, {'term': 'dharmarājaḥ', 'definition': 'the king of dharma

• epithet of Yudhiṣṭhira'}, {'term': 'yudhiṣṭhiraḥ', 'definition': 'Yudhiṣṭhira, eldest of the Pāṇḍavas'}, {'term': 'prāñjaliḥ', 'definition': 'with joined palms

• in a gesture of respectful salutation'}, {'term': 'bhrātṛbhiḥ sārdham', 'definition': 'together with (his) brothers'}, {'term': 'sarvaiḥ', 'definition': 'with all'}, {'term': 'dvijottamaiḥ', 'definition': 'with the best of the twice-born (foremost Brahmins)'}]

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Yudhiṣṭhira (Dharma-rāja)
• Yudhiṣṭhira's brothers (Pāṇḍavas)
• Foremost Brahmins (dvijottama)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights ethical conduct in learning: a ruler devoted to dharma approaches a sage with humility (prāñjali) and seeks knowledge in the company of the virtuous (brothers and foremost Brahmins). Respectful inquiry is presented as the proper path to higher understanding.

What is happening in the narrative?

After Nārada speaks, Yudhiṣṭhira respectfully responds with folded hands, along with his brothers and assembled Brahmins, requesting a detailed narration about the divine assemblies (divyāḥ sabhāḥ) and their features.