Shloka 91

अर्जुनस्य अन्त्येष्टि, द्वारकाप्लावनम्, कलिप्रवेशः, कालोपदेशः

Devanagari script

इत्य् उक्तो ऽभ्येत्य पार्थाभ्यां यमाभ्यां च सहार्जुनः दृष्टं चैवानुभूतं च कथितं तद् विशेषतः

Transliteration

ity ukto 'bhyetya pārthābhyāṃ yamābhyāṃ ca sahārjunaḥ dṛṣṭaṃ caivānubhūtaṃ ca kathitaṃ tad viśeṣataḥ

Translation

Assim interpelado, Arjuna retornou e, junto dos dois filhos de Pṛthā e dos heróis gêmeos nascidos de Yama, narrou em pleno detalhe tudo o que vira e tudo o que ele próprio vivenciara.

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Discourse marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle/quotative), वाक्यसमाप्तिसूचक

• उक्तः: (he) having been addressed/said to
• उक्तः: Karta (of implied state/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: कृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगे ‘having been said/addressed’

• अभ्येत्य: having approached
• अभ्येत्य: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अभि-इ (धातु) + ल्यप् (कृदन्त)
• Form: अव्ययीभावरूप कृदन्त (gerund/ल्यप्), क्रियाविशेषण

• पार्थाभ्याम्: by the two sons of Pṛthā (the two Pāṇḍavas)
• पार्थाभ्याम्: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), द्विवचन

• यमाभ्याम्: by the two Yamas (the twins)
• यमाभ्याम्: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), द्विवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (conjunction)

• सह: together with
• सह: Sahakari (Accompaniment/सहकारी)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (preposition-like), ‘सह’ = ‘with’

• अर्जुनः: Arjuna
• अर्जुनः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्जुन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• दृष्टम्: what was seen
• दृष्टम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दृश् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: कृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त) नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; भावे/कर्मणि ‘what was seen’

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• अनुभूतम्: what was experienced
• अनुभूतम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनु-भू (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: कृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त) नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; ‘what was experienced’

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (conjunction)

• कथितम्: was narrated
• कथितम्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कथ् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: कृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त) नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; ‘was narrated/told’

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन

• विशेषतः: in detail/specially
• विशेषतः: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विशेषतस् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)

Characters & Entities

• Arjuna
• Pārthas (sons of Pṛthā)
• Yamaja (Nakula and Sahadeva)
• Pāṇḍavas

FAQs

What is the significance of ‘dṛṣṭa’ (seen) and ‘anubhūta’ (experienced) in this Vishnu Purana verse?

The verse emphasizes that sacred history is conveyed both as eyewitness observation and as personally endured experience, strengthening the authority and immediacy of the narrative being transmitted.

How does Sage Parāśara explain events within dynasty-focused sections of the Vishnu Purana?

Parāśara typically presents them as a flowing royal genealogy punctuated by key episodes; here he signals a detailed report given to the Pāṇḍava circle, preserving narrative continuity within lineage history.

What is the theological importance of Lord Vishnu in this context?

Even when Vishnu is not named in a given verse, the Purana’s dynastic history is framed as unfolding under Vishnu’s sovereign order—dharma expressed through the rise, trials, and conduct of divinely governed lineages.