Anushasana Parva Adhyaya 29 Shloka 7 - Mahabharata | Bengali | Vedapath

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Shloka 7

मातङ्ग–शक्रसंवादः

Mataṅga–Śakra Dialogue on Tapas, Status, and Moral Qualities

Devanagari script

स्थूलाक्ष: शबलाक्षश्न कण्वो मेधातिथि: कृश: । नारद: पर्वतश्चैव सुधन्वाथैकतो द्विज:

Transliteration

vaiśampāyana uvāca |

sthūlākṣaḥ śabalākṣaś ca kaṇvo medhātithiḥ kṛśaḥ |

nāradaḥ parvataś caiva sudhanvāthaikato dvijaḥ ||

Translation

বৈশম্পায়ন বললেন—সেই মহর্ষিদের মধ্যে ছিলেন স্থূলাক্ষ, শবলাক্ষ, কণ্ব, মেধাতিথি ও কৃশ; আর ছিলেন নারদ ও পর্বত, তাঁদের সঙ্গে ছিলেন সুধন্বা এবং ব্রাহ্মণ একত।

Word by Word

स्थूलाक्षःSthūlākṣa (a sage; 'one with large eyes')

शबलाक्षःŚabalākṣa (a sage; 'one with mottled eyes')

कण्वःKaṇva (sage)

मेधातिथिःMedhātithi (sage; 'guest of wisdom')

कृशःKṛśa (sage; 'the lean one')

नारदःNārada (sage)

पर्वतःParvata (sage)

चand

एवindeed/also

सुधन्वाSudhanvā (sage; 'one with a good bow')

एकतःEkat(a) (sage)

द्विजःtwice-born (Brahmin)

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Sthūlākṣa

Śabalākṣa

Kaṇva

Medhātithi

Kṛśa

Nārada

Parvata

Sudhanvā

Ekata

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

By naming revered ṛṣis, the text reinforces that dharma is preserved and authenticated through the lives and testimony of realized sages; ethical instruction (anuśāsana) is presented as rooted in an authoritative sacred lineage rather than mere opinion.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana continues a catalogue of eminent sages present/remembered in the context of instruction, listing Sthūlākṣa, Śabalākṣa, Kaṇva, Medhātithi, Kṛśa, Nārada, Parvata, Sudhanvā, and Ekata.