Shloka 35

Svargārohaṇa-parva Adhyāya 5 — Karmaphala-Nirdeśa and Phalāśruti (कर्मफलनिर्देशः फलश्रुतिश्च)

Devanagari script

एतत्‌ ते सर्वमाख्यातं वैशम्पायनकीर्तितम्‌ । व्यासाज्ञया समज्ञातं सर्पसत्रे नूपस्य हि

Transliteration

etat te sarvam ākhyātaṃ vaiśampāyana-kīrtitam | vyāsājñayā samajñātaṃ sarpasatre nṛpasya hi ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana berkata: “Segala-galanya ini telah aku ceritakan kepada kamu dengan sempurna—riwayat yang diumumkan oleh Vaiśampāyana, difahami menurut titah Vyāsa pada upacara korban ular sang raja. Seluruh tradisi Itihāsa itu, sebagaimana didengar dan diwariskan turun-temurun, kini telah aku tuturkan di hadapan kamu.”

Word by Word

• [{'term': 'एतत् (etat)', 'definition': 'this

• this whole matter'}, {'term': 'ते (te)', 'definition': 'to you'}, {'term': 'सर्वम् (sarvam)', 'definition': 'all

• the entirety'}, {'term': 'आख्यातम् (ākhyātam)', 'definition': 'told, narrated, related'}, {'term': 'वैशम्पायनकीर्तितम् (vaiśampāyana-kīrtitam)', 'definition': 'proclaimed/recited by Vaiśampāyana'}, {'term': 'व्यासाज्ञया (vyāsājñayā)', 'definition': 'by Vyāsa’s command/instruction'}, {'term': 'समज्ञातम् (samajñātam)', 'definition': 'fully understood/learned

• properly comprehended'}, {'term': 'सर्पसत्रे (sarpasatre)', 'definition': 'at the serpent-sacrifice (snake-session), i.e., the Sarpa-satra'}, {'term': 'नृपस्य (nṛpasya)', 'definition': 'of the king'}, {'term': 'हि (hi)', 'definition': 'indeed

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Vyāsa
• Sarpa-satra (serpent-sacrifice)
• the king (nṛpa; contextually Janamejaya)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse emphasizes faithful transmission of sacred history: the Mahābhārata is presented as an authorized tradition, learned under Vyāsa’s instruction and recited in a formal setting, underscoring responsibility and integrity in preserving knowledge.

What is happening in the narrative?

The narrator signals closure of the recitation: Vaiśampāyana states that he has fully told the Itihāsa as he learned it under Vyāsa’s command at the king’s Sarpa-satra, marking the completion of the narrated account.