Shloka 40

समन्तपञ्चक-आख्यानम् तथा अक्षौहिणी-प्रमाणनिर्णयः

Samantapañcaka Narrative and the Measure of an Akṣauhiṇī

Devanagari script

तस्य प्रज्ञाभिपन्नस्य विचित्रपदपर्वण: । सूक्ष्मार्थन्याययुक्तस्य वेदार्थभ्भूषितस्य च,यह महाभारत इतिहास ज्ञानका भण्डार है। इसमें सूक्ष्म-से-सूक्ष्म पदार्थ और उनका अनुभव करानेवाली युक्तियाँ भरी हुई हैं। इसका एक-एक पद और पर्व आश्चर्यजनक है तथा यह वेदोंके धर्ममय अर्थसे अलंकृत है। अब इसके पर्वोकी संग्रह-सूची सुनिये। पहले अध्यायमें पर्वानुक्रमणी है और दूसरेमें पर्वसंग्रह

Transliteration

tasya prajñābhipannasya vicitrapadaparvaṇaḥ | sūkṣmārthanyāyayuktasya vedārthabhūṣitasya ca ||

Translation

ପ୍ରଜ୍ଞାବାନ ବୁଦ୍ଧି ଦ୍ୱାରା ଗୃହୀତ ଏହି ମହାଭାରତ ପ୍ରତ୍ୟେକ ପଦ ଓ ପର୍ବରେ ବିଚିତ୍ର। ଏଥିରେ ସୂକ୍ଷ୍ମ ଅର୍ଥ ଓ ନ୍ୟାୟଯୁକ୍ତ ଯୁକ୍ତି ପରିପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣ; ଏହା ବେଦମାନଙ୍କ ଧର୍ମମୟ ତାତ୍ପର୍ୟରେ ଭୂଷିତ। ଏବେ ଏହାର ପର୍ବମାନଙ୍କ ସଂକ୍ଷିପ୍ତ ସୂଚୀ ଶୁଣ—ପ୍ରଥମ ଅଧ୍ୟାୟରେ ‘ପର୍ବାନୁକ୍ରମଣୀ’ ଓ ଦ୍ୱିତୀୟରେ ‘ପର୍ବସଂଗ୍ରହ’ ଅଛି।

Word by Word

• तस्य: of that (work/it)
• तस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• प्रज्ञा-अभिपन्नस्य: of (one) endowed with wisdom / attained by wisdom
• प्रज्ञा-अभिपन्नस्य: Visheshana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रज्ञाभिपन्न
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• विचित्र-पद-पर्वणः: of (that) having wondrous words and sections
• विचित्र-पद-पर्वणः: Visheshana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विचित्रपदपर्वन्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• सूक्ष्म-अर्थ-न्याय-युक्तस्य: of (that) furnished with subtle meanings and reasoning
• सूक्ष्म-अर्थ-न्याय-युक्तस्य: Visheshana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सूक्ष्मार्थन्याययुक्त
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• वेद-अर्थ-भूषितस्य: of (that) adorned with the meaning of the Vedas
• वेद-अर्थ-भूषितस्य: Visheshana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वेदार्थभूषित
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

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

Speaker

राम उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Mahābhārata
• Veda(s)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse praises the Mahābhārata as a dharma-oriented text whose meanings are subtle yet supported by sound reasoning, and whose authority is enhanced by alignment with Vedic purport.

What is happening in the narrative?

The speaker introduces the structural guide to the epic: first an index of the parvans (parvānukramaṇī) and then a concise summary of the parvans (parvasaṅgraha), preparing the listener for an organized overview.