Shloka 40

Devanagari script

श्रवणान्नामधेयानां पाण्डवानां च कीर्तनात्‌

Transliteration

śravaṇān nāmadheyānāṃ pāṇḍavānāṃ ca kīrtanāt

Translation

श्रवणान्नामधेयानां पाण्डवानां च कीर्तनात् ।

Word by Word

• श्रवणात्: from hearing
• श्रवणात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रवण
• Form: Neuter, Ablative, Singular

• नामधेयानाम्: of the names/appellations
• नामधेयानाम्: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: नामधेय
• Form: Neuter, Genitive, Plural

• पाण्डवानाम्: of the Pāṇḍavas
• पाण्डवानाम्: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डव
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

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

• कीर्तनात्: from recitation/mentioning
• कीर्तनात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कीर्तन
• Form: Neuter, Ablative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Pāṇḍavas

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores the ethical and spiritual potency of śravaṇa (hearing) and kīrtana (recitation/praise): remembering the names of dharmic exemplars like the Pāṇḍavas is presented as intrinsically purifying and strengthening, even amid the violence and confusion of war.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya, narrating events to Dhṛtarāṣṭra, introduces a statement that the very hearing and uttering of the Pāṇḍavas’ names has a significant effect—setting a tone of reverence for their renown and suggesting their moral stature within the unfolding battle narrative.