Shloka 163

Devanagari script

प्रोवाच मध्ये विप्राणामिदं सम्पूजयन्‌ मुनि: । तब मुनिवर द्वैपायनकृष्णने पुनः ब्राह्मणोंके बीचमें युधिष्ठिरकी प्रशंसा करते हुए कहा --

Transliteration

vaiśampāyana uvāca |

provāca madhye viprāṇām idaṃ sampūjayan muniḥ | tataḥ munivaraḥ dvaipāyana-kṛṣṇaḥ punaḥ brāhmaṇānāṃ madhye yudhiṣṭhirasya praśaṃsāṃ kurvan uvāca ||

Translation

బ్రాహ్మణుల మధ్య వారిని సత్కరిస్తూ ముని ఈ మాటలు పలికాడు. ఆపై మునివరుడు కృష్ణ ద్వైపాయనుడు (వ్యాసుడు) మళ్లీ బ్రాహ్మణసభ మధ్య యుధిష్ఠిరుని ప్రశంసిస్తూ ఇలా అన్నాడు.

Word by Word

• प्रोवाच: said, spoke
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + वच्
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• मध्ये: in the midst
• मध्ये: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मध्य
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• विप्राणाम्: of the Brahmins
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• सम्पूजयन्: honouring, paying respect
• सम्पूजयन्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + पूज्
• Form: Present active participle (शतृ), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• मुनिः: the sage
• मुनिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Brahmins (viprāḥ/brāhmaṇāḥ)
• Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana (Vyāsa)
• Yudhiṣṭhira

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores that a ruler’s moral standing (dharma) is affirmed and strengthened when recognized by sages and Brahmins; public praise by authoritative seers functions as ethical validation of kingship and conduct.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana narrates that, in an assembly of Brahmins being duly honored, the sage Vyāsa (Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana) speaks again, explicitly praising Yudhiṣṭhira before the learned audience.