Shloka 40

Devanagari script

मान्यानां तत्र वृद्धानां कृत्वा पादाभिवादनम्‌ | वनानि क्रमशस्तात सर्वाण्येवाभ्यगच्छत,तात! वहाँ माननीय वृद्धजनोंकी चरणवन्दना करके उसने क्रमश: सभी वनोंमें भ्रमण किया

Transliteration

mānyānāṃ tatra vṛddhānāṃ kṛtvā pādābhivādanam | vanāni kramaśas tāta sarvāṇy evābhyagacchat ||

Translation

Setelah terlebih dahulu bersujud hormat pada kaki para sesepuh yang mulia di sana, wahai anak, ia lalu berjalan menurut urutan, mengunjungi dan mengembara ke seluruh rimba.

Word by Word

मान्यानाम्of the venerable

तत्रthere

वृद्धानाम्of the elders

कृत्वाhaving done

पादfeet

अभिवादनम्salutation

वनानिforests

क्रमशःin order, successively

तातO dear (sir/son)

सर्वाणिall

एवindeed, just

अभ्यगच्छत्went to, approached

तातO dear (sir/son)

Speaker

मार्कण्डेय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Mārkaṇḍeya (speaker)

venerable elders (vṛddhāḥ)

forests (vanāni)

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 dharma expressed as humility and proper conduct: one should honor elders and the worthy through respectful obeisance before undertaking one’s own pursuits, and proceed with order and self-discipline.

What is happening in the narrative?

Mārkaṇḍeya describes a person who, after paying respects to the respected elders present, sets out to move through the forests one by one, continuing his journey in an orderly manner.