Shloka 21

धृतराष्ट्रस्य मूर्च्छा—व्यासोपदेशः

Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Collapse and Vyāsa’s Counsel

Devanagari script

पुराहं त्वरितो यात: सभामैन्द्रीं जितक्लम: । अपश्यं तत्र च तदा समवेतान्‌ दिवौकस:,पूर्वकालकी बात है, एक बार मैं यहाँसे शीघ्रतापूर्वक इन्द्रकी सभामें गया। वहाँ जानेपर भी मुझे कोई थकावट नहीं हुई; क्योंकि मैं इन सबपर विजय पा चुका हूँ। वहाँ उस समय मैंने देखा कि इन्द्रकी सभामें सम्पूर्ण देवता एकत्र हुए हैं

Transliteration

purāhaṁ tvarito yātaḥ sabhām aindrīṁ jitaklamaḥ | apaśyaṁ tatra ca tadā samavetān divaukasaḥ ||

Translation

Vyāsa berkata: “Pada zaman dahulu, pernah sekali aku pergi dengan pantas ke balairung langit Indra, tanpa rasa letih, kerana aku telah menakluk keletihan. Di sana, pada ketika itu, aku melihat semua dewa berhimpun di dalam dewan Indra.”

Word by Word

• {'purā': 'formerly, long ago', 'aham (haṁ)': 'I', 'tvaritaḥ': 'swiftly, in haste', 'yātaḥ': 'gone, proceeded', 'sabhā': 'assembly hall, court', 'aindrī': 'belonging to Indra

• Indra’s', 'jitaklamaḥ': 'one who has conquered fatigue (klama)

• tireless', 'apaśyam': 'I saw', 'tatra': 'there', 'ca': 'and', 'tadā': 'then, at that time', 'samavetān': 'assembled, gathered together', 'divaukasaḥ': 'the dwellers of heaven

Speaker

व्यास उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vyāsa
• Indra
• Indra’s sabhā (celestial assembly hall)
• Divaukasaḥ (the gods/devas)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse establishes Vyāsa as a reliable witness by presenting his direct experience of the divine realm; it frames the forthcoming account as grounded in authoritative vision rather than hearsay.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vyāsa begins a recollection: he quickly goes to Indra’s celestial court without fatigue and sees the gods assembled there, setting the scene for what he observed or learned in that gathering.