Shloka 18
Brāhmaṇya-प्रश्नः — The Inquiry into Attaining Brāhmaṇya
Mataṅga–Gardabhī Itihāsa
Devanagari script
महाह्दद उपस्पृश्य भृगुतुज़ त्वलोलुप:
Transliteration
mahāhradaṁ upaspṛśya bhṛgutūz tv alolupaḥ
Translation
アジャドリヤは言った。「大いなる湖にて儀礼として水に触れ、ブリグ（Bhṛgu）の末裔は—貪りを離れて—（さらに先へと進んだ）。」この一句は、聖なる水との接触による浄化と、無欲こそ真の苦行者のしるしであることを示す。
Word by Word
महाह्रदम्the great lake
महाह्रदम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमहाह्रद
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
उपस्पृश्यhaving touched/after bathing (by touching water)
उपस्पृश्य:
TypeVerb
Rootउपस्पृश्
Formल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage as gerund)
भृगुतुङ्गःBhṛgu-tuṅga (name/epithet; 'lofty like Bhṛgu' or 'having Bhṛgu as peak')
भृगुतुङ्गः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootभृगुतुङ्ग
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
त्वलोलुपःnot greedy / not covetous
त्वलोलुपः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootत्वलोलुप
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
अजड्रिय उवाच
Characters & Entities
A
AjadriyaM
Mahāhrada (great lake)B
Bhṛgu (as lineage reference)B
Bhārgava (descendant of Bhṛgu)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse links outer purity (ritual contact with sacred water) with inner purity (freedom from greed). It presents non-covetousness (alolupatā) as a defining ethical trait of a disciplined, dharmic life.
The speaker describes a Bhārgava figure who, after touching/performing purification at a great lake, continues onward. The description highlights his ascetic character by explicitly noting his lack of greed.