Shloka 143

मातङ्ग–शक्रसंवादः

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

Devanagari script

उपतस्थुर्यथोद्यन्तमादित्यं मन्त्रकोविदा: । जैसे वेदमन्त्रोंके ज्ञाता ब्राह्मण उगते हुए सूर्यका उपस्थान करते हैं, उसी प्रकार प्रसन्न चित्त हुए समस्त पाण्डव कुरुश्रेष्ठ गड़ानन्दन भीष्मको प्रणाम करने लगे

Transliteration

upatasthur yathodyantam ādityaṃ mantrakovidāḥ |

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: Just as Brahmins skilled in sacred mantras reverently attend upon the rising sun, so too did all the Pāṇḍavas—serene in mind—bow in homage to Bhīṣma, the foremost of the Kurus, the son of Gaṅgā. The scene frames their devotion and humility: even amid the aftermath of war, they approach the elder with ritual-like reverence, seeking guidance grounded in dharma.

Word by Word

उपतस्थुःthey attended / worshipped / stood near

यथाas, just as

उद्यन्तम्rising

आदित्यम्the Sun (Aditya)

मन्त्रकोविदाःknowers of mantras

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Āditya (the Sun)

mantra-knowing Brāhmaṇas

Pāṇḍavas

Bhīṣma

Kurus

Gaṅgā

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes