Shloka 13

मातङ्ग–शक्रसंवादः

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

Devanagari script

तानृषीन्‌ सुमहाभागानन्तर्धानगतानपि

Transliteration

tān ṛṣīn sumahābhāgān antardhānagatān api

Translation

Vaiśampāyana dit : «Même ces sages d’une fortune suprême —bien qu’ils se fussent déjà retirés du regard et fussent entrés dans l’invisible— demeuraient encore évoqués et pris en considération.»

Word by Word

• तान्: those
• तान्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• ऋषीन्: sages
• ऋषीन्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• सु-महा-भागान्: very greatly fortunate/illustrious
• सु-महा-भागान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भागिन्/भाग (भाग्य/भाग्यवान् अर्थे)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• अन्तर्धान-गतान्: gone into disappearance; having vanished
• अन्तर्धान-गतान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्तर्धान (न.) + गत (√गम्)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• अपि: even/also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• ṛṣis (sages)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores reverence for realized sages whose spiritual attainment includes mastery over appearance and disappearance; their authority and sanctity remain significant even when they are no longer visible.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana continues the account by referring to a group of highly blessed ṛṣis, noting that they had already become hidden (antardhāna-gata), indicating a transition where the sages are no longer physically present yet remain part of the episode’s context.