Shloka 40

Nāga-āyatana-darśana-pratīkṣā — The Brāhmaṇa’s Request and Waiting on the Gomatī

Devanagari script

बभूवान्तर्गतमतिर्निरी क्ष्य पुरुषोत्तमौ । सदोगतास्तत्र ये वै सर्वभूतनमस्कृता:

Transliteration

babhūvāntargatamatir nirīkṣya puruṣottamau | sadogatās tatra ye vai sarvabhūtanamaskṛtāḥ ||

Translation

قال فايشَمبايانا: لما أبصر الشخصين الأسمى انصرف ذهنه إلى الداخل في تأمل عميق. وأما الحاضرون هناك—المواظبون على الخير—فقد انحنوا بخشوع لكل الكائنات، مجسدين روح الاحترام الشامل.

Word by Word

• बभूव: became
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/परफेक्ट), प्रथम, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• अन्तर्गतमतिः: one whose mind was absorbed/withdrawn within
• अन्तर्गतमतिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्तर्गत- + मति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• निरीक्ष्य: having looked at / observing
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-ईक्ष् (धातु)
• Form: ल्यप् (क्त्वान्त/अव्ययीभाव-रूप), कर्तरि

• पुरुषोत्तमौ: the two best of men
• पुरुषोत्तमौ: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरुषोत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, द्विवचन

• सदोगताः: gone to the assembly / present in the hall
• सदोगताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सदस् + गत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र

• ये: who (those who)
• ये: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• वै: indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै

• सर्वभूतनमस्कृताः: revered by all beings / saluted by all creatures
• सर्वभूतनमस्कृताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्वभूत + नमस्कृत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• puruṣottamau (two supreme persons)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights an ethical ideal: true goodness expresses itself as inward composure and reverence toward all beings. Dharma is shown not merely as ritual or status, but as a cultivated disposition of humility and universal respect.

What is happening in the narrative?

The narrator describes a moment of encounter with “the two supreme persons,” after which a character becomes inwardly absorbed. The assembled virtuous people present respond with respectful salutations, characterized as honoring all beings.