Shloka 13

Devanagari script

उपास्यमान व्यासेन पाराशर्येण धीमता । नारदेन च राजर्षे देवलेनासितेन च,राजर्षे! उस समय वहाँ पराशरनन्दन बुद्धिमान व्यास, देवर्षि नारद और असित देवल ऋषि उनके पास बैठे थे

Transliteration

upāsyamānaṃ vyāsena pārāśaryeṇa dhīmatā | nāradena ca rājarṣe devalenāsitena ca ||

Translation

ไวศัมปายนกล่าวว่า—ข้าแต่ราชฤๅษี! ครั้งนั้น ณ ที่นั้น ฤๅษีวยาสผู้ทรงปัญญา โอรสแห่งปราศร, พร้อมด้วยเทวฤๅษีนารท และฤๅษีอสิตเทวละ นั่งอยู่ใกล้ภีษมะ คอยอุปัฏฐากบำรุง

Word by Word

उपास्यमानःbeing attended/served (honored)

व्यासेनby Vyasa

पाराशर्येणby Parāśarya (son of Parāśara, i.e., Vyasa)

धीमताby the wise one

नारदेनby Nārada

चand

राजर्षेO royal sage

देवलेनby Devala

असितेनby Asita

चand

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Vyāsa (Pārāśarya)

Nārada

Asita Devala

Rājarṣi (the addressed royal sage)

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?

The verse highlights that dharmic instruction gains gravity and credibility when delivered in the presence of realized sages. Their attendance symbolizes reverence, disciplined listening, and the validation of ethical counsel by spiritual authorities.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana describes a setting where the wise Vyāsa, Devarṣi Nārada, and the sage Asita Devala are seated near the addressed person, attending upon him—framing the ensuing discourse as a solemn, dharma-centered instruction.