Shloka 12

Sarasvatī–Tārkṣya Saṃvāda: Agnihotra-vidhi, Dāna-phala, and Mokṣa-prasaṅga (सरस्वती–तार्क्ष्यसंवादः)

Devanagari script

ततस्ते पाण्डवा: सर्वे सभार्या: सपुरोहिता: । आनर्चु: पुण्डरीकाक्षं परिवद्रुश्चन सर्वश:,तदनन्तर पत्नी और पुरोहितसहित समस्त पाण्डवोंने कमलनयन भगवान्‌ श्रीकृष्णका पूजन किया और सब-के-सब उन्हें घेरकर बैठ गये

Transliteration

tatas te pāṇḍavāḥ sarve sabhāryāḥ sapurohitāḥ | ānarcuḥ puṇḍarīkākṣaṁ parivavruś ca na sarvaśaḥ ||

Translation

Bấy giờ toàn thể các Pāṇḍava—cùng các phu nhân và vị tế sư của dòng tộc—đã làm lễ thờ kính Đấng Kṛṣṇa mắt như hoa sen. Kính lễ xong, tất cả quây quần ngồi quanh Ngài.

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः
• Form: indeclinable (ablatival adverb)

• ते: those (they)
• ते: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

• पाण्डवाः: the Pandavas
• पाण्डवाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डव
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

• स-भार्याः: with (their) wives
• स-भार्याः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भार्या
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

• स-पुरोहिताः: with (their) priests
• स-पुरोहिताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुरोहित
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

• आनर्चुः: they worshipped
• Type: Verb
• Root: अर्च्
• Form: perfect (liṭ), 3rd person, plural, parasmaipada

• पुण्डरीकाक्षम्: the lotus-eyed one (Krishna)
• पुण्डरीकाक्षम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुण्डरीकाक्ष
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

• परिवव्रुश्च: and they surrounded (him)
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि + वृत्
• Form: perfect (liṭ), 3rd person, plural, parasmaipada

• एनम्: him
• एनम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

• सर्वशः: on all sides, entirely
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वशः
• Form: indeclinable (adverb)

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Pāṇḍavas
• their wives (Pāṇḍava-patnīs)
• purohita (family priest)
• Śrī Kṛṣṇa (Puṇḍarīkākṣa)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights dharmic conduct through reverence: honoring a spiritually and morally eminent person (here Kṛṣṇa) with worship, and approaching guidance with humility and collective attentiveness. It also reflects the ethic of proper reception—pūjā and respectful seating—before seeking counsel.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana narrates that the Pāṇḍavas, along with their wives and their priest, perform worship of Kṛṣṇa (called ‘lotus-eyed’) and then sit around him, encircling him as an honored center, indicating readiness to hear his words or receive his support.