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Shloka 46

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

नानाशाम्त्रेषु मुख्यैश्न शुश्राव स्वनमीरितम्‌ । लोकायतिकमुख्यैश्न समनन्‍्तादनुनादितम्‌

nānāśāstreṣu mukhyeṣu na śuśrāva svanam īritam | lokāyatikamukhyeṣu samanantād anunāditam ||

వైశంపాయనుడు పలికెను—అనేక ప్రధాన శాస్త్రాలలో అతడు తన స్వమతం ప్రకటింపబడుట వినలేదు; కాని లోకాయత ప్రధాన వాదాలలో అదే మాట అతనికి అన్ని వైపుల నుండీ అంతులేని ప్రతిధ్వనిలా వినిపించింది।

नानाvarious, many kinds of
नाना:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनाना
FormAvyaya (indeclinable)
शास्त्रेषुin treatises
शास्त्रेषु:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootशास्त्र
FormNeuter, Locative, Plural
मुख्यैःby the principal (ones)
मुख्यैः:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootमुख्य
FormMasculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural
not
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
FormAvyaya (negation)
शुश्रावheard
शुश्राव:
TypeVerb
Rootश्रु
FormPerfect (Liṭ), Parasmaipada, 3rd person, Singular
स्वनम्sound, tone
स्वनम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootस्वन
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
ईरितम्uttered, proclaimed
ईरितम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootईरित
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular (agreeing with स्वनम्); Past Passive Participle from √ईर्/ईरय्
लोकायतिकpertaining to Lokāyata (materialist reasoning)
लोकायतिक:
TypeAdjective
Rootलोकायतिक
FormMasculine/Neuter (stem used adjectivally)
मुख्यैःby the principal (ones)
मुख्यैः:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootमुख्य
FormMasculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural
समन्तात्from all sides, all around
समन्तात्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसमन्तात्
FormAvyaya (ablatival adverb)
अनुनादितम्resounded, echoed
अनुनादितम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootअनुनादित
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular (agreeing with स्वनम्); Past Passive Participle from √नद् with anu-

वैशम्पायन उवाच

V
Vaiśampāyana
Ś
śāstra (treatises)
L
Lokāyata

Educational Q&A

The verse contrasts authoritative śāstric traditions with Lokāyata-style worldly argumentation: true guidance is not secured by mere echoing of one’s own opinions, but by alignment with principled, disciplined teachings; sophistic circles tend to amplify what one already wants to hear.

Vaiśampāyana describes a situation where a person’s stance finds no confirmation in the major śāstras, yet receives constant reinforcement among Lokāyata-oriented thinkers—suggesting the spread of a view through mutual echo rather than through scriptural or ethical grounding.