Shloka 8

अश्रमवासिनां विषादः — Lament in Hastināpura after the Elders’ Forest Withdrawal

Devanagari script

तथा च तेषां सर्वेषां कथाभिन्‌पसंनिधौ । व्यासमन्वास्यतां राजन्नाजम्मुर्मुन॒यो परे

Transliteration

tathā ca teṣāṃ sarveṣāṃ kathābhiḥ saṃnidhau | vyāsam anvāsyatāṃ rājann ājagmur munayo pare ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana nói: Khi những cuộc đối thoại ấy vẫn đang diễn ra trước mặt tất cả, tâu Đại vương, trong lúc họ ngồi phía sau hiền thánh Vyāsa, thì các bậc ẩn sĩ khác cũng lần lượt đến nơi ấy.

Word by Word

• तथा: thus, in that manner
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

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

• तेषाम्: of them
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: masculine/neuter, genitive, plural

• सर्वेषाम्: of all
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: masculine/neuter, genitive, plural

• कथाभिः: with conversations / by talks
• कथाभिः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कथा
• Form: feminine, instrumental, plural

• पसन्निधौ: in (their) presence / nearby
• पसन्निधौ: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सन्निधि
• Form: masculine, locative, singular

• व्यासम्: Vyasa
• व्यासम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्यास
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

• अन्वास्यताम्: let them sit behind / let them attend seated
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनु-आस्
• Form: imperative (vidhi/ajna), third, plural, ātmanepada

• राजन्: O king
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: masculine, vocative, singular

• आजग्मुः: came, arrived
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-गम्
• Form: perfect, third, plural, parasmaipada

• मुनयः: sages
• मुनयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

• परे: other, additional
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśaṃpāyana
• Vyāsa
• munayaḥ (other sages)
• rājan (the king addressed)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the ethical importance of discourse conducted in the presence of realized elders: speech gains gravity when witnessed by sages, and guidance offered in such assemblies is implicitly aligned with dharma.

What is happening in the narrative?

As the group continues its discussion with Vyāsa seated as a central authority, additional sages arrive, expanding the ascetic assembly around the king and reinforcing the solemn, instructive setting.