Shloka 10

Devanagari script

तत्राहं तत्‌ करिष्यामि यदर्थमिदमावृतम्‌ । फलमेतस्य तपस: कथयध्वं दिवौकस:,जिसके लिये इस तपस्याका फल ढका हुआ है, मैं उस लोकमें जाकर वह कर्म करूँगा। आपलोग मुझसे उसको बताइये

Transliteration

tatrāhaṃ tat kariṣyāmi yadartham idam āvṛtam | phalam etasya tapaḥ kathayadhvaṃ divaukasaḥ ||

Translation

„Dann will ich eben jene Tat vollbringen, um derentwillen diese Belohnung verborgen gehalten wird. Sagt mir, o Himmelsbewohner, was die Frucht dieser Askese ist, damit ich in jenes Reich gehe und vollbringe, was zu tun ist.“

Word by Word

तत्रthere

अहम्I

तत्that

करिष्यामिI will do

यत्which/what

अर्थम्purpose

इदम्this

आवृतम्covered/hidden

फलम्fruit/result

एतस्यof this

तपसःof the austerity

कथयध्वम्tell (you all)

दिवौकसःO dwellers of heaven (gods)

Speaker

मन्दपाल उवाच

Characters & Entities

Mandapala

Divaukasaḥ (heaven-dwellers/gods)

Svarga (implied heavenly realm)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Austerity is not merely for prestige; its true value lies in purposeful action aligned with dharma. Mandapala insists on knowing the intended fruit of his tapas so he can act accordingly, highlighting ethical intentionality and responsibility.

What is happening in the narrative?

Mandapala addresses the gods, declaring his readiness to perform the specific act for which the reward of his austerity has been withheld. He asks the heavenly beings to disclose what fruit his tapas is meant to yield, so he may go to that realm and fulfill the required task.