महाभारत · 1.153.1
॥
देवनागरी
जनमेजय उवाच
ते तथा पुरुषव्याघ्रा निहत्य बकराक्षसम् ॥
अत ऊर्ध्वं ततो ब्रह्मन् किम् अकुर्वत पाण्डवाः ॥
लिप्यंतरण (IAST)
janamejaya uvāca
te tathā puruṣavyāghrā nihatya bakarākṣasam ||
ata ūrdhvaṃ tato brahman kim akurvata pāṇḍavāḥ ||
शब्दशः अर्थ
संस्कृतIASTअर्थ
ते तथा पुरुषव्याघ्राः निहत्य बकराक्षसम्te tathā puruṣavyāghrāḥ nihatya bakarākṣasam"Those tigers among men, having thus slain the rakshasa Baka —
अतः ऊर्ध्वं ततः ब्रह्मन् किम् अकुर्वत पाण्डवाःataḥ ūrdhvaṃ tataḥ brahman kim akurvata pāṇḍavāḥwhat did the Pandavas do after that, O brahmin?"
जनमेजयjanamejayaoriginal form "janamejaya", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
पुरुषव्याघ्राpuruṣavyāghrāoriginal form "puruṣavyāghrā", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
अतataoriginal form "ata", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ततोtatooriginal form "tato", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
अनुवाद
Janamejaya said: "Those tigers among men, having thus slain the rakshasa Baka — what did the Pandavas do after that, O brahmin?"
संस्करण
3481e799bb20 · प्रकाशित 12 जुल॰ 2026, 5:19:51 pm UTC
उपलब्ध भाषाएँRUENश्लोक बदलें इन कुंजियों से
Here the listener's question carries the story forward. It is significant that Janamejaya is not satisfied with a single tale but longs for its continuation: the thirst to hear the sacred narrative is unquenchable in a pious heart. Here is the virtue of the attentive listener, whose questioning draws forth new revelations. Thus the scripture shows that tradition unfolds in measure with the desire to listen; and from this question will be born the story of Draupadi's birth.