महाभारत · 1.1.57
॥
देवनागरी
जनमेजयेन पृष्टः सन् ब्राह्मणैश् च सहस्रशः ।
शशास शिष्यम् आसीनं वैशंपायनम् अन्तिके ॥
लिप्यंतरण (IAST)
janamejayena pṛṣṭaḥ san brāhmaṇaiś ca sahasraśaḥ |
śaśāsa śiṣyam āsīnaṃ vaiśaṃpāyanam antike ||
शब्दशः अर्थ
संस्कृतIASTअर्थ
जनमेजयेनjanamejayenaby Janamejaya
पृष्टः सन्pṛṣṭaḥ sanhaving been asked; when he was requested
ब्राह्मणैःbrāhmaṇaiḥby the brahmins
चcaand
सहस्रशःsahasraśaḥby the thousands
शशासśaśāsainstructed; directed; gave the command
शिष्यम्śiṣyamto the disciple
आसीनम्āsīnamseated
वैशंपायनम्vaiśaṃpāyanamto Vaishampayana
अन्तिकेantikenearby; close at hand
ब्राह्मणैश्brāhmaṇaiśoriginal form «brāhmaṇaiś», added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
आसीनंāsīnaṃoriginal form «āsīnaṃ», added for full coverage of the word-by-word block
अनुवाद
When Janamejaya and thousands of brahmins had asked him, Vyasa instructed his disciple Vaishampayana, who sat nearby, to tell the tale.
संस्करण
641e4ea0afca · प्रकाशित 12 जुल॰ 2026, 2:16:08 pm UTC
उपलब्ध भाषाएँRUENश्लोक बदलें इन कुंजियों से
When the assembly led by Janamejaya asked Vyasa to speak, he did not tell the tale himself but entrusted it to his worthy disciple Vaishampayana. Here guru-parampara is shown plainly: the teacher authorizes the disciple to speak, and so the word that comes from the disciple's mouth carries the full force and authority of the teacher. Knowledge thus descends not from a chance narrator but along a consecrated chain of succession — and for that reason it can be trusted.