Shloka 20

Ādi-parva 109: Pāṇḍu’s Forest Hunt and Kiṃdama’s Curse (पाण्डोर्मृगयावृत्तान्तः—किंदमशापः)

Devanagari script

इतिहासपुराणेषु नानाशिक्षासु बोधिता: । वेदवेदाड्तत्त्वज्ञा: सर्वत्र कृतनिश्चया:,उन्हें इतिहास, पुराण तथा नाना प्रकारके शिष्टाचारोंका भी ज्ञान कराया गया। वे वेद- वेदांगोंके तत्त्वज्ञ तथा सर्वत्र एक निश्चित सिद्धान्तके माननेवाले थे

Transliteration

itihāsa-purāṇeṣu nānā-śikṣāsu bodhitāḥ | veda-vedāṅga-tattva-jñāḥ sarvatra kṛta-niścayāḥ ||

Translation

ไวศัมปายนะกล่าวว่า “พวกเขาได้รับการสั่งสอนในอิติหาสะและปุราณะ ตลอดจนวิชาหลากหลายและแบบแผนอันงดงามแห่งความประพฤติ อีกทั้งเป็นผู้รู้แก่นแท้แห่งพระเวทและเวทางคะ และในทุกเรื่องยืนหยัดด้วยความแน่วแน่มั่นคง”

Word by Word

इतिहासपुराणेषुin the Itihasas and Puranas

नानाvarious, many kinds of

शिक्षासुin teachings/instructions

बोधिताःwere instructed/taught

वेदवेदाङ्गतत्त्वज्ञाःknowers of the truth/essence of the Vedas and Vedangas

सर्वत्रeverywhere/in all matters

कृतनिश्चयाःof firm resolve; having made a definite conclusion

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Veda

Vedāṅga

Itihāsa

Purāṇa

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

True learning is presented as comprehensive: mastery of revered narrative traditions (Itihāsa–Purāṇa), disciplined training in conduct and instruction (nānā-śikṣā), and principled understanding of the Veda with its auxiliaries. Such education yields steadiness of judgment (kṛta-niścaya) rather than mere information.

What is happening in the narrative?

The speaker describes the thorough education of the concerned persons: they have been taught epic and purāṇic lore, trained in multiple disciplines, and have attained authoritative understanding of Vedic and Vedāṅga principles, resulting in firm, consistent convictions in all matters.