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शान्ति पर्व (अध्याय 38): युधिष्ठिरस्य राजधर्म-जिज्ञासा तथा भीष्मोपसर्पण-प्रस्तावना | Shanti Parva Chapter 38: Yudhishthira’s Inquiry into Rajadharma and the Prelude to Approaching Bhishma
Devanagari script
हंसवद् विदुषां राजन् द्विजानां तत्र भारती । शुश्रुवे वेदविदुषां पुष्कलार्थपदाक्षरा
Translation
大王啊！当时，诸位通晓吠陀的智者婆罗门所发之“婆罗底”（Bharatī）之声，在那里如天鹅之鸣，喜悦哽咽而清亮。那些吠陀学者的言辞，义理充盈，词句与音节俱足，众人皆听得分明。
Word by Word
हंसवत्like a swan
हंसवत्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहंसवत्
Formavyaya (वत्-प्रत्ययान्त उपमानवाचक)
विदुषाम्of the learned
विदुषाम्:
TypeNoun
Rootविद्वस्
Formmasculine, genitive, plural
राजन्O king
राजन्:
TypeNoun
Rootराजन्
Formmasculine, vocative, singular
द्विजानाम्of the twice-born (Brahmins)
द्विजानाम्:
TypeNoun
Rootद्विज
Formmasculine, genitive, plural
तत्रthere
तत्र:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतत्र
Formavyaya (स्थानवाचक)
भारतीspeech, utterance
भारती:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootभारती
Formfeminine, nominative, singular
शुश्रुवेwas heard / was clearly heard
शुश्रुवे:
TypeVerb
Rootश्रु
Formperfect (लिट्), 3rd person, singular, parasmaipada
वेदविदुषाम्of the knowers of the Veda
वेदविदुषाम्:
TypeNoun
Rootवेद-विद्वस्
Formmasculine, genitive, plural
पुष्कलार्थपदाक्षराhaving abundant meaning, words, and syllables
पुष्कलार्थपदाक्षरा:
TypeAdjective
Rootपुष्कल-अर्थ-पद-अक्षर
Formfeminine, nominative, singular
राजन्O king
राजन्:
TypeNoun
Rootराजन्
Formmasculine, vocative, singular
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes