Shloka 7

Adhyāya 32: Tāpasānāṃ Darśanaṃ — Ascetics Seek to Identify the Pāṇḍavas

Devanagari script

एवं समागता: सर्वे गुरुभि्बान्धवै: सह

Transliteration

evaṁ samāgatāḥ sarve gurubhir bāndhavaiḥ saha

Translation

Vaiśampāyana nói: Thế rồi, tất cả đều tụ hội lại, có các bậc trưởng thượng và thân tộc đi cùng—quy tụ trong tinh thần đồng trách nhiệm và tình đoàn kết gia tộc.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम्

• समागताः: having come together / assembled
• समागताः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-गम् (गम्)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural, क्त (past passive participle)

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• गुरुभिः: with (their) elders/teachers
• गुरुभिः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुरु
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• बान्धवैः: with (their) kinsmen/relatives
• बान्धवैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: बान्धव
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• सह: together with
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the dharmic importance of acting in concert with one’s elders and kin—emphasizing respect for guidance, communal responsibility, and orderly social conduct during major life transitions.

What is happening in the narrative?

The narrator states that everyone has gathered together, and that this assembly includes both respected elders (gurus/superiors) and relatives, setting the scene for the next development in the Ashramavāsika narrative.