Shloka 3

Devanagari script

भार्गवेणापि राजेन्द्र जनकस्य निवेशने । कथैषा कथिता पुण्या नारदाय महात्मने,राजेन्द्र! च्यवनने भी राजा जनकके दरबारमें महात्मा नारदजीसे यह पवित्र कथा कही

Transliteration

bhārgaveṇāpi rājendra janakasya niveśane | kathaiṣā kathitā puṇyā nāradāya mahātmane ||

Translation

Bhīṣma berkata: Wahai raja, kisah suci ini juga pernah dituturkan oleh resi Bhārgava di istana Raja Janaka, kepada resi Nārada yang berhati luhur.

Word by Word

• भार्गवेण: by Bhargava (Cyavana)
• भार्गवेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भार्गव
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• अपि: also/even
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• राजेन्द्र: O king of kings
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजेन्द्र
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• जनकस्य: of Janaka
• Type: Noun
• Root: जनक
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• निवेशने: in the residence/assembly (court)
• निवेशने: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: निवेशन
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• कथा: story/tale
• कथा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कथा
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• एषा: this
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• कथिता: was told/related
• Type: Verb
• Root: कथ्
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular, Past passive participle (क्त)

• पुण्या: holy/meritorious
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुण्य
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• नारदाय: to Narada
• नारदाय: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारद
• Form: Masculine, Dative, Singular

• महात्मने: to the great-souled one
• महात्मने: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: महात्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Dative, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• Bhārgava (sage of Bhṛgu lineage)
• Janaka
• Nārada
• Janaka’s residence/royal court (niveśana)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse emphasizes the credibility and sanctity of dharma-teachings by pointing to their respected transmission: a ‘puṇyā kathā’ is validated by being taught by eminent sages (Bhārgava) in renowned settings (Janaka’s court) to authoritative recipients (Nārada).

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīṣma, while instructing the king, introduces or supports a teaching by citing precedent: the same sacred account was earlier narrated by the Bhārgava sage in King Janaka’s court to the sage Nārada, indicating an established tradition behind the discourse.