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Shloka 2

Subhadrā-vivāha-saṃsthāpana, Vṛṣṇi–Kuru satkāra, and Abhimanyu-janma

Chapter 213

वेदवेदाड्भविद्वांसस्तथैवा ध्यात्मचिन्तका: । भैक्षाश्न भगवदभक्ता: सूता: पौराणिकाश्न ये,वेद-वेदांगोंके विद्वान, अध्यात्मचिन्तन करनेवाले, भिक्षाजीवी ब्रह्मचारी, भगवद्भक्त, पुराणोंके ज्ञाता सूत, अन्य कथावाचक, संन्यासी, वानप्रस्थ तथा जो ब्राह्मण मधुर स्वरसे दिव्य कथाओंका पाठ करते हैं, वे सब अर्जुनके साथ गये

Veda-vedāṅga-vidvāṁsas tathaivādhyātma-cintakāḥ | bhaikṣāśnā bhagavad-bhaktāḥ sūtāḥ paurāṇikāś ca ye ||

Vaiśampāyana nói: “Những người tinh thông Veda và các bộ phận phụ trợ (Vedāṅga), những bậc chuyên quán niệm về tự ngã, các brahmacārin sống nhờ khất thực, những kẻ sùng kính Đấng Tối Thượng, cùng các Sūta—những người biết và xướng tụng Purāṇa—và các vị kể chuyện thánh điển khác: tất thảy đều đi cùng Arjuna.”

वेदthe Veda
वेद:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवेद
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
वेदाङ्गVedic auxiliaries (Vedāṅgas)
वेदाङ्ग:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवेदाङ्ग
FormNeuter, Accusative, Plural
विद्वांसःlearned men
विद्वांसः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootविद्वस्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
तथाthus; likewise
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
एवindeed; just
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
अध्यात्मthe self; spiritual doctrine
अध्यात्म:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअध्यात्म
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
चिन्तकाःthinkers; contemplatives
चिन्तकाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootचिन्तक
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
भैक्षाश्नाःliving on alms (alms-eaters)
भैक्षाश्नाः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootभैक्षाश्न
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
भगवत्of the Lord
भगवत्:
TypeNoun
Rootभगवत्
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
भक्ताःdevotees
भक्ताः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootभक्त
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
सूताःsūtas (bards/charioteer-class narrators)
सूताः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसूत
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
पौराणिकाःpurāṇa-knowers; purāṇic reciters
पौराणिकाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपौराणिक
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
येwho; those who
ये:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural

वैशम्पायन उवाच

V
Vaiśampāyana
A
Arjuna
V
Vedas
V
Vedāṅgas
B
Bhagavān
S
Sūtas
P
Purāṇas

Educational Q&A

The verse highlights an ethical ideal of dharma upheld through multiple life-paths—Vedic scholarship, inner contemplation, disciplined mendicancy, and devotion—showing that spiritual authority and guidance come from learning, self-restraint, and bhakti rather than mere status.

Vaiśampāyana describes the entourage that accompanies Arjuna: Vedic experts, contemplatives, alms-living students/ascetics, devotees, and professional Purāṇa reciters (Sūtas and other storytellers), indicating that Arjuna’s journey is supported by a broad religious and cultural community.