Shloka 8

अध्याय ६६: संजयेन जनार्दन-प्रभाववर्णनम्

Sañjaya on Janārdana’s Decisive Sovereignty

Devanagari script

वैशम्पायन उवाच इत्युक्तेन च गान्धारी व्यासश्चात्राजगाम ह । आनीतीौ विदुरेणेह सभां शीघ्र प्रवेशितो

Transliteration

vaiśampāyana uvāca | ity uktena ca gāndhārī vyāsaś cātrājagāma ha | ānītau vidureṇeha sabhāṁ śīghraṁ praveśitau |

Translation

Vaiśampāyana berkata: Setelah Sañjaya berkata demikian, Gāndhārī dan resi agung Vyāsa pun datang ke sana. Dipanggil dan dibawa oleh Vidura, mereka segera diiring masuk ke balairung—menandakan campur tangan segera para tua-tua ketika istana menghampiri keputusan yang amat berat.

Word by Word

• वैशम्पायनः: Vaiśampāyana
• वैशम्पायनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैशम्पायन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उवाच: said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect, 3, Singular, Parasmaipada

• इति: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

• उक्तेन: by (these) words / by what was said
• उक्तेन: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उक्त
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• गान्धारी: Gāndhārī
• गान्धारी: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: गान्धारी
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• व्यासः: Vyāsa
• व्यासः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्यास
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• अत्र: here / there (in that place)
• अत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र

• आजगाम: came
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम्
• Form: Perfect, 3, Singular, Parasmaipada, आ

• ह: indeed (emphatic particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ह

• आनीतौ: the two (were) brought
• आनीतौ: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आनीत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• विदुरेण: by Vidura
• विदुरेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: विदुर
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• इह: here
• इह: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह

• सभाम्: the assembly hall
• सभाम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सभा
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• शीघ्रम्: quickly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: शीघ्र

• प्रवेशितौ: the two (were) made to enter / ushered in
• प्रवेशितौ: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रवेशित
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Janamejaya
• Sañjaya
• Gāndhārī
• Vyāsa
• Vidura
• Sabhā (assembly hall)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

In moments of moral and political crisis, dharma is sought through the presence of elders and truth-speaking counselors. The swift summoning of Gāndhārī and Vyāsa underscores urgency and the need for higher ethical insight before irreversible actions.

What is happening in the narrative?

After Sañjaya’s report, Gāndhārī and the sage Vyāsa arrive. Vidura brings them and promptly leads them into the royal assembly, preparing the court for consequential counsel amid escalating conflict.