Shloka 36

Yuga-Lakṣaṇa and Varṣa-Pramāṇa Inquiry (युगलक्षण–वर्षप्रमाण–प्रश्न)

Devanagari script

मड़ाश्न मशकाश्नैव मानसा मन्दगास्तथा । मज़ा ब्राह्मणभूयिष्ठा: स्वकर्मनिरता नूप

Transliteration

maṅgāś ca maśakāś caiva mānasā mandagās tathā | maṅgā brāhmaṇabhūyiṣṭhāḥ svakarmaniratā nṛpa ||

Translation

قال سنجيا: «وهناك أيضًا أقوام يُعرفون بالمانغا (Maṅga) والماشكا (Maśaka)، وكذلك الماناسا (Mānasa) والماندغا (Mandaga). أيها الملك، إن أكثر أهل المانغا من البراهمة، وجميعهم مواظبون على أداء واجباتهم المقرّرة بإخلاص.»

Word by Word

• मङ्गाः: the Maṅgas (a people/tribe)
• मङ्गाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मङ्ग
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• मशकाः: the Maśakas (a people/tribe)
• मशकाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मशक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• एव: indeed/also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• मानसाः: the Mānasas (a people/tribe)
• मानसाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मानस
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• मन्दगाः: the Mandagas (a people/tribe)
• मन्दगाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्दग
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• तथा: and likewise
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• ब्राह्मणभूयिष्ठाः: mostly Brahmins / predominantly Brahmin
• ब्राह्मणभूयिष्ठाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ब्राह्मणभूयिष्ठ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• स्वकर्मनिरताः: engaged in their own duties
• स्वकर्मनिरताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्वकर्मनिरत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• नृप: O king
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृप
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• Maṅga (people/region)
• Maśaka (people/region)
• Mānasa (people/region)
• Mandaga (people/region)
• Brāhmaṇa (social class)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the ideal of 'svakarma'—steadfast commitment to one’s own prescribed duties—as a marker of ethical order, noting a community characterized by devotion to duty.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya is describing to King Dhṛtarāṣṭra various peoples/regions present in the wider war context, naming groups and remarking that the Maṅgas are largely Brāhmaṇas and are devoted to their duties.