Shloka 39

Vyāsa’s Boon-Offer and Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Remorse in the Forest Assembly (आश्रमवासिक पर्व, अध्याय ३६)

Devanagari script

वैशम्पायन उवाच एतच्छुत्वा च सर्वेषां पाण्डवानां महात्मनाम्‌

Transliteration

vaiśampāyana uvāca etac chrutvā ca sarveṣāṃ pāṇḍavānāṃ mahātmanām

Translation

Vaiśampāyana nói: Nghe lời ấy, tất cả các Pāṇḍava có tâm hồn cao cả đều bị chấn động theo đó; và câu chuyện chuyển sang phản ứng của họ, trước lời của các bậc trưởng thượng và những đòi hỏi của dharma trong giai đoạn ẩn cư nơi rừng núi.

Word by Word

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

• उवाच: said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect (Paroksha-bhuta), Third, Singular

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral here)

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

• सर्वेषाम्: of all
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• पाण्डवानाम्: of the Pāṇḍavas
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डव
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• महात्मनाम्: of the great-souled (ones)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महात्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Pāṇḍavas

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse foregrounds attentive listening to counsel and the moral weight carried by the ‘mahātman’ ideal: noble persons are expected to respond to what they hear—especially dharmic instruction or grave news—with restraint, responsibility, and ethical action.

What is happening in the narrative?

The narrator signals a transition: after some statement or message has been delivered, the focus shifts to the collective reaction of the Pāṇḍavas, preparing the next lines that describe their emotional and practical response within the Ashramavāsika context.