Shloka 13
Śoka-śamana: Kṛṣṇa’s Consolation and Nārada’s Exempla to Sṛñjaya
Chapter 29
Devanagari script
अनत्रैवोदाहरन्तीममितिहासं पुरातनम्
Transliteration
anatraivodāharantīmam itihāsaṃ purātanam
Translation
就在此处，我将援引一则古老的传统故事作为譬喻，以阐明所要教导的要旨。
Word by Word
अनत्रhere (in this context/place)
अनत्र:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअनत्र
FormAvyaya (place-adverb)
एवindeed/just
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
FormAvyaya (emphatic particle)
उदाहरन्तिthey cite/they relate (as an example)
उदाहरन्ति:
TypeVerb
Rootउद्-आ-√हृ (हर्)
FormLat (present), parasmaipada, 3rd person, plural
इमम्this
इमम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्
FormMasculine, accusative, singular
इतिहासम्story/legend (itihasa)
इतिहासम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootइतिहास
FormMasculine, accusative, singular
पुरातनम्ancient/old
पुरातनम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootपुरातन
FormMasculine, accusative, singular
Speaker
वायुदेव उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The speaker signals a dharma-style method of instruction: ethical or philosophical points are clarified by citing an old, authoritative narrative (itihāsa) as an example.
Vāyudeva transitions into an illustrative story, announcing that an ancient account will be quoted in the present discussion to support or explain the teaching.