Shloka 14

Gandhamādana-praveśa and the Sudden Storm (गन्धमादनप्रवेशः — चण्डवातवर्षवर्णनम्)

Devanagari script

तान्‌ प्रष्टकामान्‌ विज्ञाय पाण्डवान्‌ स तु लोमश: । उवाच वाक्‍यं वाक्यज्ञ: शृणुध्वं पाण्डुनन्दना:,लोमशजी ताड़ गये कि पाण्डवलोग उस श्वेत पर्वताकार वस्तुके विषयमें कुछ पूछना चाहते हैं, तब प्रवचनकी कला जाननेवाले उन महर्षिने कहा--*पाण्डवो! सुनो

Transliteration

tān praṣṭakāmān vijñāya pāṇḍavān sa tu lomaśaḥ | uvāca vākyaṃ vākyajñaḥ śṛṇudhvaṃ pāṇḍunandanāḥ ||

Translation

ครั้นฤๅษีโลมศะผู้ชำนาญถ้อยคำอันเหมาะสม รู้ว่าพวกปาณฑพปรารถนาจะไต่ถามเรื่องนั้น จึงกล่าวว่า— “โอ บุตรแห่งปาณฑุทั้งหลาย จงฟังเถิด”

Word by Word

• [{'term': 'tān', 'definition': 'those (persons)

• them'}, {'term': 'praṣṭa-kāmān', 'definition': 'desirous of asking

• wishing to inquire'}, {'term': 'vijñāya', 'definition': 'having understood

• having discerned'}, {'term': 'pāṇḍavān', 'definition': 'the Pāṇḍavas (sons of Pāṇḍu)'}, {'term': 'sa tu', 'definition': 'and he indeed

• then he'}, {'term': 'lomaśaḥ', 'definition': 'Lomaśa (a sage, guide of the Pāṇḍavas in pilgrimage narratives)'}, {'term': 'uvāca', 'definition': 'said

• spoke'}, {'term': 'vākyaṃ', 'definition': 'a statement

• utterance'}, {'term': 'vākyajñaḥ', 'definition': 'knower of speech

• skilled in discourse and fitting expression'}, {'term': 'śṛṇudhvaṃ', 'definition': 'listen (plural imperative)'}, {'term': 'pāṇḍu-nandanāḥ', 'definition': 'sons of Pāṇḍu (vocative plural, addressing the Pāṇḍavas)'}]

Speaker

लोगश उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Lomaśa
• Pāṇḍavas
• Pāṇḍu

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the ethical value of thoughtful inquiry and competent instruction: when sincere questions arise, a wise teacher responds with clarity and invites attentive listening.

What is happening in the narrative?

The Pāṇḍavas are about to ask the sage Lomaśa about something they have noticed; understanding their intent, Lomaśa begins his explanation by calling them to listen.