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Shloka 4

Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Reception Plan for Janārdana (Kṛṣṇa): Gifts, Procession, and Protocol

सत्कृत्याचक्षते चान्ये तथैवान्ये समागता: । पृथग्वादाश्न वर्तन्ते चत्वरेषु सभासु च

satkṛtyācakṣate cānye tathaivānye samāgatāḥ | pṛthagvādāś ca vartante catvareṣu sabhāsu ca ||

சிலர் உரிய மரியாதையுடன் அதைப் பேசுகின்றனர்; இங்கு கூடிய மற்றவர்களும் அதையே கூறுகின்றனர். சந்திப்புகளிலும் பொதுமன்றங்களிலும் தனித்தனிக் குழுக்கள் அதே உரையாடலை நடத்துகின்றன.

सत्कृत्यhaving honored / respectfully
सत्कृत्य:
Karana
TypeVerb
Rootसत्कृ (धातु)
Formक्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund)
आचक्षतेthey relate / they report
आचक्षते:
TypeVerb
Rootआ-चक्ष् (धातु)
Formलट्, आत्मनेपद, 3, plural
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
अन्येothers
अन्ये:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअन्य
Formmasculine, nominative, plural
तथाso / likewise
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
एवindeed / just
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
अन्येothers
अन्ये:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअन्य
Formmasculine, nominative, plural
समागताःassembled / having come together
समागताः:
TypeVerb
Rootसम्-आ-गम् (धातु)
Formक्त (past passive participle) used adjectivally, masculine, nominative, plural
पृथक्separately
पृथक्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपृथक्
वादाःtalks / discussions
वादाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootवाद
Formmasculine, nominative, plural
not
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
वर्तन्तेthey occur / go on
वर्तन्ते:
TypeVerb
Rootवृत् (धातु)
Formलट्, आत्मनेपद, 3, plural
चत्वरेषुin the crossroads / squares
चत्वरेषु:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootचत्वर
Formneuter, locative, plural
सभासुin assemblies
सभासु:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootसभा
Formfeminine, locative, plural
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root

वैशम्पायन उवाच

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Vaiśampāyana

Educational Q&A

The verse highlights how a significant event or report becomes a matter of collective moral attention: when something momentous arises, it is discussed everywhere—privately and publicly—showing the social weight of dharma-related decisions and their consequences.

Vaiśampāyana describes a widespread buzz: people—both locals and visitors—are respectfully repeating the same remarkable report, and the topic is being discussed in multiple groups at crossroads and in assembly halls.