Shloka 10

Deva–Asura–Gandharva–Nāga Vaṃśa-kathana

Genealogies and Partial Descents

Devanagari script

शृणु सर्वमशेषेण कथ्यमानं मया द्विज । शंसितुं तन्महान्‌ हर्षो ममापीह प्रवर्तते,विप्रवर! मेरे द्वारा कही जानेवाली इस सम्पूर्ण महाभारत-कथाको आप पूर्णरूपसे सुनिये। यह कथा सुनाते समय मुझे भी महान्‌ हर्ष प्राप्त होता है

Transliteration

śṛṇu sarvam aśeṣeṇa kathyamānaṃ mayā dvija | śaṃsituṃ tanmahān harṣo mamāpīha pravartate ||

Translation

ขอท่านผู้เป็นทวิชผู้ประเสริฐ จงฟังเรื่องทั้งหมดที่ข้าพเจ้าจะเล่าโดยไม่ตกหล่นแม้สิ่งใด เมื่อข้าพเจ้ากล่าวขานมหาภารตะอันยิ่งใหญ่นี้ ความปีติอันลึกซึ้งก็เกิดขึ้นในใจข้าพเจ้าเช่นกัน.

Word by Word

{'śṛṇu''listen (imperative, 2nd person singular)', 'sarvam': 'everything

the whole (accusative singular)', 'aśeṣeṇa''without remainder

in full', 'kathyamānam''being narrated

being told (present passive participle)', 'mayā''by me (instrumental singular)', 'dvija': 'twice-born

Brahmin/learned man (vocative)', 'śaṃsitum''to recount

to narrate (infinitive)', 'tat''that (referring to the narrative/itihāsa)', 'mahān': 'great', 'harṣaḥ': 'joy

gladness', 'mama''of me

my', 'api''also

even', 'iha''here

in this context', 'pravartate''arises

Speaker

शौनक उवाच

Characters & Entities

Śaunaka

dvija (addressed Brahmin/learned listener)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse emphasizes śravaṇa (attentive listening) and faithful transmission: the Mahābhārata should be heard in full, without omissions, and the act of narrating dharmic history is itself a source of inner joy and merit.

What is happening in the narrative?

Śaunaka addresses a learned listener (dvija), inviting him to hear the complete Mahābhārata as Śaunaka narrates it, and he notes that he himself feels great happiness while recounting the story.