Shloka 5

Sarasvatī–Tārkṣya Saṃvāda: Agnihotra-vidhi, Dāna-phala, and Mokṣa-prasaṅga (सरस्वती–तार्क्ष्यसंवादः)

Devanagari script

बहुवत्सरजीवी च मार्कण्डेयो महातपा: । स्वाध्यायतपसा युक्तः क्षिप्रं युष्मान्‌ समेष्यति,एक शुभ समाचार और है, चिरंजीवी महातपस्वी मार्कण्डेय मुनि, जो स्वाध्याय और तपस्यामें संलग्न रहा करते हैं, शीघ्र ही आपलोगोंसे मिलेंगे

Transliteration

bahuvatsarajīvī ca mārkaṇḍeyo mahātapāḥ | svādhyāyatapasā yuktaḥ kṣipraṃ yuṣmān sameṣyati ||

Translation

Vaiśaṃpāyana dijo: «Y hay otra buena nueva: el longevo sabio Mārkaṇḍeya, gran asceta—siempre entregado al estudio sagrado y a la austeridad—vendrá pronto a encontraros.»

Word by Word

बहुवत्सरजीवीlong-lived (living for many years)

चand

मार्कण्डेयःMarkandeya (sage)

महातपाःgreat ascetic (of great austerity)

स्वाध्यायतपसाby self-study and austerity

युक्तःendowed/engaged (with)

क्षिप्रम्quickly, soon

युष्मान्you (all)

समेष्यतिwill come/meet (will approach)

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśaṃpāyana

Mārkaṇḍeya

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse upholds svādhyāya (sacred study) and tapas (austerity) as defining virtues of a true sage, suggesting that disciplined learning and self-restraint generate spiritual authority and become a source of guidance and hope for others.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśaṃpāyana announces auspicious news that the renowned, long-lived ascetic Mārkaṇḍeya—known for his devotion to study and austerity—will soon arrive to meet the listeners (contextually, the Pāṇḍavas), preparing the scene for counsel and sacred narration.