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Shloka 6

सगरोपाख्यानम् — कपिलकोपः, अंशुमतः विनयः, तथा भगीरथपरम्परा

Sagara Upākhyāna: Kapila’s Wrath, Aṃśumān’s Reverence, and the Bhāgīratha Line

वैशम्पायन उवाच एवमुक्तस्तु विप्रेन्द्रो धर्मराज्ञा महात्मना । कथयामास माहात्म्यं सगरस्य महात्मन:,वैशम्पायनजी कहते हैं--जनमेजय! महात्मा धर्मराजके इस प्रकार पूछनेपर विप्रवर लोमशने महात्मा राजा सगरका माहात्म्य बतलाया

Vaiśampāyana uvāca: evam uktas tu viprendro dharmarājñā mahātmanā | kathayāmāsa māhātmyaṃ sagarasya mahātmanaḥ ||

ไวศัมปายนะกล่าวว่า เมื่อพระธรรมราชผู้มีจิตยิ่งใหญ่ตรัสดังนั้นแล้ว พราหมณ์ผู้เลิศ (โลมศะ) ก็เริ่มเล่าถึงมหิมาอันศักดิ์สิทธิ์ของพระเจ้าสครผู้ยิ่งใหญ่

वैशम्पायनःVaishampayana
वैशम्पायनः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootवैशम्पायन
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
उवाचsaid
उवाच:
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
FormPerfect, 3, Singular, Parasmaipada
एवम्thus
एवम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएवम्
उक्तःhaving been addressed / spoken to
उक्तः:
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular, kta (past passive participle)
तुbut/indeed
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
विप्र-इन्द्रःthe best of Brahmins
विप्र-इन्द्रः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootविप्र + इन्द्र
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
धर्म-राज्ञाby Dharmaraja (Yudhishthira)
धर्म-राज्ञा:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootधर्मराज
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
महात्मनाby the great-souled (one)
महात्मना:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootमहात्मन्
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
कथयामासnarrated / told
कथयामास:
TypeVerb
Rootकथय् (कथ् caus.)
FormPerfect, 3, Singular, Parasmaipada
माहात्म्यम्greatness, glory
माहात्म्यम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमाहात्म्य
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
सगरस्यof Sagara
सगरस्य:
TypeNoun
Rootसगर
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
महात्मनःof the great-souled (king)
महात्मनः:
TypeAdjective
Rootमहात्मन्
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular

वैशम्पायन उवाच

V
Vaiśampāyana
D
Dharmarāja (Yudhiṣṭhira)
L
Lomaśa
K
King Sagara

Educational Q&A

Dharmic learning is transmitted through respectful inquiry: a righteous king seeks guidance, and a learned brāhmaṇa responds by narrating exemplary royal history (māhātmya) to illuminate ideals of conduct and governance.

After Dharmarāja’s question, the foremost brāhmaṇa (identified in the prose as Lomaśa) begins telling the account of King Sagara’s greatness; Vaiśampāyana frames this transition for Janamejaya.