Mahabharata 3.174.46 — Vana Parva, Adhyaya 174, Shloka 46

Kailāsa-darśana, Badarī-vāsa, and Sarasvatī–Dvaitavana Transition (कैलासदर्शन–बदरीवास–सरस्वतीद्वैतवनगमनम्)

Devanagari script

मृगाणामथ सिंहानां व्याप्राणां च विशाम्पते ऋक्षाणां महिषाणां च पन्नगानां तथा गवाम्‌

Transliteration

mṛgāṇām atha siṁhānāṁ vyāghrāṇāṁ ca viśāmpate | ṛkṣāṇāṁ mahiṣāṇāṁ ca pannagānāṁ tathā gavām ||

Translation

Wika ni Arjuna: “O panginoon ng mga tao, (nakikita ko) ang mga usa, mga leon, at mga tigre; pati mga oso at mga kalabaw; gayundin ang mga ahas at mga baka.”

Word by Word

• मृगाणाम्: of deer/animals (mṛgas)
• मृगाणाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मृग
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• अथ: and then/also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ

• सिंहानाम्: of lions
• सिंहानाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिंह
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• व्याघ्राणाम्: of tigers
• व्याघ्राणाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्याघ्र
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• विशाम्: of the people/subjects (viś)
• विशाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्
• Form: Feminine, Genitive, Plural

• पते: O lord
• Type: Noun
• Root: पति
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• ऋक्षाणाम्: of bears
• ऋक्षाणाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋक्ष
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• महिषाणाम्: of buffaloes
• महिषाणाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: महिष
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• पन्नगानाम्: of serpents
• पन्नगानाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पन्नग
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• तथा: likewise/also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• गवाम्: of cows/cattle
• गवाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: गो
• Form: Feminine, Genitive, Plural

Speaker

अजुन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Arjuna
• mṛga (deer)
• siṁha (lion)
• vyāghra (tiger)
• ṛkṣa (bear)
• mahiṣa (buffalo)
• pannaga (serpent)
• go (cattle/cow)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse functions as a formal enumeration addressed to a king (“viśāmpate”), evoking the breadth of living beings in the forest—prey, predators, and domesticated cattle—suggesting an inclusive view of the natural order that a ruler must understand and protect.

What is happening in the narrative?

Arjuna is speaking to a royal addressee and begins listing various animals—deer, lions, tigers, bears, buffaloes, serpents, and cattle—likely as part of a larger description or argument concerning forest conditions, creatures encountered, or the scope of a situation being discussed.