महाभारत · 1.145.1
॥
देवनागरी
जनमेजय उवाच
एकचक्रां गतास् ते तु कुन्तीपुत्रा महारथाः ॥
अतः परं द्विजश्रेष्ठ किम् अकुर्वत पाण्डवाः ॥
लिप्यंतरण (IAST)
janamejaya uvāca
ekacakrāṃ gatās te tu kuntīputrā mahārathāḥ ||
ataḥ paraṃ dvijaśreṣṭha kim akurvata pāṇḍavāḥ ||
शब्दशः अर्थ
संस्कृतIASTअर्थ
एकचक्रां गताः ते तु कुन्तीपुत्राः महारथाःekacakrāṃ gatāḥ te tu kuntīputrāḥ mahārathāḥ"having come to Ekachakra, those sons of Kunti, the great chariot-warriors —
अतः परं द्विजश्रेष्ठ किम् अकुर्वत पाण्डवाःataḥ paraṃ dvijaśreṣṭha kim akurvata pāṇḍavāḥwhat did the Pandavas do after that, O best of the twice-born?"
जनमेजयjanamejayaoriginal form "janamejaya", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
गतास्gatāsoriginal form "gatās", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
कुन्तीपुत्राkuntīputrāoriginal form "kuntīputrā", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
अनुवाद
Janamejaya said: "Having come to Ekachakra, those sons of Kunti, the great chariot-warriors — what did the Pandavas do after that, O best of the twice-born?"
संस्करण
dd74949c3359 · प्रकाशित 12 जुल॰ 2026, 5:09:57 pm UTC
उपलब्ध भाषाएँRUENश्लोक बदलें इन कुंजियों से
Here a new tale opens with the listener's question. It is significant that the narrative moves through Janamejaya's living involvement: tradition is not passed down as a dead scroll but as a conversation between one who wishes to know and one who knows. Here is the image of proper listening (shravana): good descends upon one who asks with faith and attention. So scripture shows that the disciple's question opens the teacher's lips; and from this question will be born the tale of a brahmana family's rescue.