Shloka 2

वसिष्ठ–विश्वामित्रवैरकारणम्

Vasiṣṭha–Viśvāmitra: Origin of Hostility and Nandinī Episode

Devanagari script

वैशम्पायन उवाच तत्रैव न्‍न्यवसन्‌ राजन्‌ निहत्य बकराक्षसम्‌ | अधीयाना: पर ब्रद्द॒ ब्राह्मणस्य निवेशने,वैशम्पायनजीने कहा--राजन्‌! बकासुरका वध करनेके पश्चात्‌ पाण्डवलोग ब्रह्मतत््वका प्रतिपादन करनेवाले उपनिषदोंका स्वाध्याय करते हुए वहीं ब्राह्मणके घरमें रहने लगे

Transliteration

vaiśampāyana uvāca | tatraiva nyavasan rājan nihatya bakarākṣasam | adhīyānāḥ parabrahma brāhmaṇasya niveśane ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana đáp: “Tâu Đại vương, sau khi giết rākṣasa Baka, các Pāṇḍava vẫn ở ngay nơi ấy, trú trong nhà vị Bà-la-môn, chuyên cần tụng đọc và học hỏi những giáo huấn thuyết minh về Tối thượng Phạm (Brahman).”

Word by Word

• वैशम्पायनः: Vaiśampāyana
• वैशम्पायनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैशम्पायन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उवाच: said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect, 3, Singular, Parasmaipada

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र

• एव: indeed/just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• न्यवसन्: they stayed/dwelt
• Type: Verb
• Root: वस्
• Form: Imperfect, 3, Plural, Parasmaipada, नि

• राजन्: O king
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• निहत्य: having slain
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन्
• Form: Absolutive (Gerund), नि

• बक-राक्षसम्: the demon Baka (Baka-rākṣasa)
• बक-राक्षसम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: बकराक्षस
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अधीयानाः: studying/reciting (svādhyāya)
• अधीयानाः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: अधि-इ
• Form: Present active participle (Parasmaipada), Masculine, Nominative, Plural, अधि

• पर-ब्रह्म: the Supreme Brahman
• पर-ब्रह्म: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: परब्रह्मन्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• ब्राह्मणस्य: of the Brahmin
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• निवेशने: in the dwelling/house
• निवेशने: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: निवेशन
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Janamejaya
• Pāṇḍavas
• Baka (Bakāsura)
• brāhmaṇa (host)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

After fulfilling the kṣatriya duty of protecting people by destroying a violent rākṣasa, the Pāṇḍavas return to disciplined self-cultivation—study of Brahman-teachings—showing that righteous action and inner knowledge are complementary supports of dharma.

What is happening in the narrative?

Following the killing of Bakāsura, the Pāṇḍavas remain in the same place, continuing to live in the brāhmaṇa’s house, and spend their time in recitation and study of spiritual teachings concerning the Supreme Brahman.