Shloka 14

Devanagari script

एवमुक्तो मरुत्त: स नारदेन महर्षिणा । विप्रलम्भमुपाध्यायात्‌ सर्वमेव न्यवेदयत्‌,महर्षि नारदके ऐसा कहनेपर राजा मरुत्तने उपाध्याय (पुरोहित)-से बिछोह होनेका सारा समाचार उन्हें कह सुनाया

Transliteration

evam ukto maruttaḥ sa nāradena maharṣiṇā | vipralambham upādhyāyāt sarvam eva nyavedayat ||

Translation

Vyāsa said: Thus addressed by the great sage Nārada, King Marutta related in full the entire matter of his separation from his preceptor (royal priest).

Word by Word

एवम्thus

उक्तःhaving been spoken to / addressed

मरुत्तःMarutta (the king)

सःhe

नारदेनby Nārada

महर्षिणाby the great sage

विप्रलम्भम्separation / estrangement

उपाध्यायात्from the teacher / priest

सर्वम्all (of it)

एवindeed / just

न्यवेदयत्reported / informed

Speaker

व्यास उवाच

Characters & Entities

Marutta

Nārada

Upādhyāya (preceptor/purohita)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights a dharmic practice: when one faces a rupture with one’s teacher or ritual guide, one should candidly report the situation to a competent sage and seek corrective counsel, valuing truth and proper guidance over secrecy or impulsive action.

What is happening in the narrative?

After Nārada speaks to him, King Marutta tells Nārada the complete account of his separation from his upādhyāya (royal priest/preceptor), setting up Nārada’s role as advisor in resolving the issue.