Shloka 35

गदायुद्ध-समारम्भः

Commencement of the Mace-Duel Proceedings

Devanagari script

वैशम्पायन उवाच नारदस्य वच: श्रुत्वा तानभ्यर्च्य द्विजर्षभान्‌ । सर्वान्‌ विसर्जयामास ये तेनाभ्यागता: सह

Transliteration

vaiśampāyana uvāca nāradasya vacaḥ śrutvā tān abhyarcya dvijarṣabhān | sarvān visarjayāmāsa ye tenābhyāgatāḥ saha ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana nói: Nghe lời Nārada, ông kính cẩn tôn vinh những vị Bà-la-môn bậc thượng ấy, rồi cung kính tiễn tất cả những người đã đến cùng Nārada ra về.

Word by Word

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

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

• नारदस्य: of Narada
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारद
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• वचः: speech; words
• वचः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचस्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Active

• तान्: them
• तान्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• अभ्यर्च्य: having honored/worshipped
• Type: Verb
• Root: अर्च्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), अभि, Active

• द्विजर्षभान्: the best of the twice-born (brahmins)
• द्विजर्षभान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विजर्षभ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• सर्वान्: all (of them)
• सर्वान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• विसर्जयामास: dismissed; sent away
• Type: Verb
• Root: सृज्
• Form: Periphrastic Perfect, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada, वि

• ये: who
• ये: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• तेन: by him; with him
• तेन: Karana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• अभ्यागताः: who had come/arrived
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-आ-गम्
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), Masculine, Nominative, Plural

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

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Nārada
• dvijarṣabhāḥ (excellent Brahmins)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights dharmic conduct: after receiving counsel from a revered sage, one should honor learned guests (especially Brahmins and ascetics) and then send them off respectfully, maintaining propriety and gratitude.

What is happening in the narrative?

After Nārada speaks, the host (implied by context) pays due honor to Nārada and the accompanying eminent Brahmins, and then formally dismisses the entire group who had arrived with Nārada—marking a transition to the next narrative event.