Shloka 13

सरस्वतीतीर्थानुक्रमः — बलरामस्य तीर्थयात्रा

Sarasvatī Tīrtha Itinerary — Balarāma’s Pilgrimage

Devanagari script

तथा सर्वे महाभागा मुनय: पुण्यलक्षणा:

Transliteration

tathā sarve mahābhāgā munayaḥ puṇyalakṣaṇāḥ

Translation

Demikianlah, semua resi yang amat berbahagia—bertanda kesucian dan kebajikan—(berhimpun/hadir), melambangkan keberuntungan yang memberi wibawa moral pada peristiwa yang diceritakan.

Word by Word

• तथा: thus; likewise
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

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

• महाभागाः: highly fortunate; illustrious
• महाभागाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महाभाग
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• मुनयः: sages
• मुनयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• पुण्यलक्षणाः: having auspicious marks
• पुण्यलक्षणाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुण्यलक्षण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• munayaḥ (sages/seers)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores the ethical authority of holy sages: those endowed with puṇya (merit) and auspicious qualities serve as reliable witnesses and moral anchors in the epic’s narration, reinforcing that dharma is clarified through the presence and testimony of the virtuous.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana describes the presence/assembly of eminent sages—noble and marked by auspicious traits—setting a sanctified, authoritative context for the events being recounted in the Śalya Parva.