Shloka 7
मातङ्ग–शक्रसंवादः
Mataṅga–Śakra Dialogue on Tapas, Status, and Moral Qualities
स्थूलाक्ष: शबलाक्षश्न कण्वो मेधातिथि: कृश: । नारद: पर्वतश्चैव सुधन्वाथैकतो द्विज:
vaiśampāyana uvāca |
sthūlākṣaḥ śabalākṣaś ca kaṇvo medhātithiḥ kṛśaḥ |
nāradaḥ parvataś caiva sudhanvāthaikato dvijaḥ ||
Vaiśampāyana dit : «Parmi ces sages se trouvaient Sthūlākṣa, Śabalākṣa, Kaṇva, Medhātithi et Kṛśa ; ainsi que Nārada et Parvata, avec Sudhanvā et le brahmane Ekata.» En ce passage, l’épopée poursuit, avec vénération, le catalogue des ṛṣi illustres—liés à l’ascèse, au savoir sacré et à la transmission du dharma—soulignant que l’autorité morale du Mahābhārata s’enracine dans le témoignage et la présence des voyants accomplis.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
By naming revered ṛṣis, the text reinforces that dharma is preserved and authenticated through the lives and testimony of realized sages; ethical instruction (anuśāsana) is presented as rooted in an authoritative sacred lineage rather than mere opinion.
Vaiśampāyana continues a catalogue of eminent sages present/remembered in the context of instruction, listing Sthūlākṣa, Śabalākṣa, Kaṇva, Medhātithi, Kṛśa, Nārada, Parvata, Sudhanvā, and Ekata.