Shloka 11
अर्हणनिर्णयः
Decision on the Highest Honor at the Assembly
Devanagari script
जनमेजय! उस समय वहाँ समस्त क्षत्रियोंका सम्मेलन देखकर मुनिवर नारदजी सहसा चिन्तित हो उठे
Transliteration
janamejaya! tadā tatra samastakṣatriyāṇāṁ samāgamaṁ dṛṣṭvā munivaro nāradaḥ sahasā cintito ’bhavat
Translation
毗湿摩波耶那说：“阇那美阇耶啊，当时那罗陀仙人见诸刹帝利尽皆云集成大会，忽然心生忧思，陷入不安的沉吟。”
Word by Word
जनमेजयO Janamejaya
जनमेजय:
TypeNoun
Rootजनमेजय
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
तदाthen/at that time
तदा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतदा
तत्रthere
तत्र:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतत्र
समस्तall/entire
समस्त:
TypeAdjective
Rootसमस्त
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
क्षत्रियkshatriyas/warriors
क्षत्रिय:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootक्षत्रिय
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
सम्मेलनम्assembly/gathering
सम्मेलनम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसम्मेलन
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
दृष्ट्वाhaving seen
दृष्ट्वा:
TypeVerb
Rootदृश्
Formक्त्वा (absolutive/gerund)
मुनिवरःthe best sage
मुनिवरः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमुनिवर
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
नारदःNarada
नारदः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootनारद
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
सहसाsuddenly
सहसा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसहसा
चिन्तितःworried/thoughtful
चिन्तितः:
TypeAdjective
Rootचिन्तित
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle)
अभवत्became
अभवत्:
TypeVerb
Rootभू
FormImperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Characters & Entities
J
JanamejayaV
VaiśampāyanaN
NāradaK
kṣatriyasCharacter Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
A wise person reads the moral and political signs of the time: when power gathers in one place amid rivalry, the potential for adharma and conflict increases, and vigilance becomes a duty.
Vaiśampāyana tells Janamejaya that Nārada, seeing a large congregation of kṣatriya rulers, becomes suddenly concerned—suggesting he anticipates serious consequences arising from this convergence of royal forces.