Shloka 7

Kṛṣṇa–Arjuna Saṃvāda in Indraprastha: Consolation, Legitimation, and Leave for Dvārakā (आश्वमेधिकपर्व, अध्याय १५)

Devanagari script

ऋषीणां देवतानां च वंशांस्तावाहतु: सदा । प्रीयमाणौ महात्मानौ पुराणावृषिसत्तमौ

Transliteration

ṛṣīṇāṃ devatānāṃ ca vaṃśāṃs tāv āhatuḥ sadā | prīyamāṇau mahātmānau purāṇāv ṛṣisattamau ||

Translation

Вайшампаяна сказал: Эти двое — древние великодушные мудрецы, первейшие среди риши, — неизменно были исполнены взаимной привязанности. В ходе бесед они постоянно пересказывали родословия богов и риши и также описывали странные рассказы о войне и тяготы, что из нее возникают, ставя рядом память, традицию и нравственную цену распри.

Word by Word

• ऋषीणाम्: of sages
• ऋषीणाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• देवतानाम्: of deities
• देवतानाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवता
• Form: Feminine, Genitive, Plural

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

• वंशान्: lineages, dynasties
• वंशान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वंश
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• तौ: those two
• तौ: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• आहुः: they said / used to speak
• Type: Verb
• Root: अह् (अहति/आह)
• Form: Perfect (Paroksha-bhuta), Third, Plural

• सदा: always
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा

• प्रीयमाणौ: being pleased / loving (each other)
• प्रीयमाणौ: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्री (धातु) → प्रीयमाण (शतृ/शानच्-प्रत्यय, वर्तमानकाले कर्मणि/आत्मनेपद)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• महात्मानौ: the two great-souled ones
• महात्मानौ: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: महात्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• पुराणौ: ancient
• पुराणौ: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुराण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• ऋषिसत्तमौ: the two best of sages
• ऋषिसत्तमौ: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि-सत्तम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Ṛṣis (sages)
• Devatās (gods)
• Vaṃśas (lineages/dynasties)
• Yuddha (war)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the ethical function of sacred conversation: preserving lineage-traditions (vaṃśa) and remembering the human cost of war. Affectionate, truthful dialogue among the wise becomes a vehicle for transmitting dharma—both through ancestral memory and through sober reflection on conflict and suffering.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana describes two ancient, eminent sages who are close friends. They regularly converse about the genealogies of gods and sages, and they also recount remarkable war-episodes and the hardships connected with them.