Shloka 9

मातङ्ग–शक्रसंवादः

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

Devanagari script

समागता महात्मानो भीष्म द्रष्टे महर्षय: । तेषां महात्मनां पूजामागतानां युधिष्ठिर:

Transliteration

samāgatā mahātmāno bhīṣma draṣṭe maharṣayaḥ | teṣāṃ mahātmanāṃ pūjām āgatānāṃ yudhiṣṭhiraḥ ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana dit : Des maharṣi au grand cœur s’assemblèrent là pour voir Bhīṣma. Yudhiṣṭhira, soucieux du dharma et des convenances, s’avança pour honorer et vénérer ces nobles êtres venus d’arriver.

Word by Word

• समागताः: assembled, having come together
• समागताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-आ-गम् (गम्)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• महात्मानः: great-souled ones
• महात्मानः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: महात्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• भीष्मम्: Bhishma
• भीष्मम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीष्म
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• द्रष्टुम्: to see
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: Infinitive

• महर्षयः: great sages
• महर्षयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: महर्षि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• तेषाम्: of them
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural

• महात्मनाम्: of the great-souled ones
• Type: Noun
• Root: महात्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• पूजाम्: honour, worship
• पूजाम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूजा
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• आगतानाम्: of those who had come
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ-गम् (गम्)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• युधिष्ठिरः: Yudhishthira
• युधिष्ठिरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: युधिष्ठिर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Bhīṣma
• Maharṣis (sages)
• Yudhiṣṭhira

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights dharmic kingship through proper reception and honoring of spiritually eminent guests—especially sages and elders—showing that reverence (pūjā) and hospitality are ethical duties, not mere ceremony.

What is happening in the narrative?

As Bhīṣma lies awaiting instruction and discourse, great sages gather to see him. Yudhiṣṭhira steps forward to receive and honor them, setting a respectful, dharma-centered atmosphere for the teachings that follow.