Shloka 45

वंशानुकीर्तनम् — Genealogical Recitation from Dakṣa to Yayāti and the Establishment of the Paurava Line

Devanagari script

द्रव्यकर्मगुणज्ैश्व॒ कार्यकारणवेदिभि: । पक्षिवानररुतज्जैक्ष व्यासग्रन्थसमाश्रितै:

Transliteration

dravyakarmaguṇajñaiś ca kāryakāraṇavedibhiḥ | pakṣivānararutajñaiś ca vyāsagranthasamāśritaiḥ ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana disse: Eram acompanhados por homens instruídos na natureza das substâncias, das ações e das qualidades, e por aqueles que compreendiam a relação de causa e efeito; também por especialistas capazes de interpretar os gritos e sinais de aves e macacos—eruditos firmados nos tratados de Vyāsa. A narrativa ressalta que grandes empreendimentos não são guiados apenas pelo poder, mas pelo saber disciplinado, pelo raciocínio cuidadoso e pela atenção aos presságios conforme entendidos na tradição.

Word by Word

द्रव्यsubstance, material

कर्मaction, deed

गुणजैःby those born of qualities / by quality-born (ones)

चand

कार्यकारणवेदिभिःby those who know cause and effect

पक्षिवानररुतज्जैःby those born as birds, monkeys, and deer

चand

व्यासग्रन्थसमाश्रितैःby those who have resorted to Vyasa's treatise

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Vyāsa

birds (pakṣi)

monkeys (vānara)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights that wise guidance combines (1) knowledge of reality in terms of substance, action, and qualities, (2) clear understanding of cause and effect, and (3) culturally sanctioned attention to omens—rooted in authoritative tradition (Vyāsa’s texts).

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana describes a group being supported by various specialists—philosophically trained thinkers, practical reasoners, and omen-interpreters—whose expertise is said to be grounded in Vyāsa’s treatises.