Shloka 1

ऋभु–निदाघ-संवादः—अद्वैत-उपदेशः, समता, वासुदेव-स्वरूप-एकत्वम्

Devanagari script

इत्य् उक्ते मौनिनं भूयश् चिन्तयानं महीपतिम् प्रत्युवाचाथ विप्रो ऽसाव् अद्वैतान्तर्गतां कथाम्

Transliteration

ity ukte mauninaṃ bhūyaś cintayānaṃ mahīpatim pratyuvācātha vipro 'sāv advaitāntargatāṃ kathām

Translation

こう語られると、王は聖者のごとく沈黙し、再び思惟に沈んだ。そこでその婆羅門は答え、非二元の境域に属する教説を展開した。

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha/Discourse marker (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (quotative particle)

• उक्ते: when (this) had been spoken
• उक्ते: Adhikarana (Locative absolute/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उक्त (कृदन्त; √वच् (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; ‘when it was said’ (locative absolute)

• मौनिनम्: the sage (silent one)
• मौनिनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मौनिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• भूयः: again/further
• भूयः: Sambandha/Modifier (सम्बन्ध/विशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भूयस्/भूयः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb: ‘again/further’)

• चिन्तयानम्: thinking/pondering
• चिन्तयानम्: Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चिन्तयत् (कृदन्त; √चिन्त् (धातु) + शतृ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकाले (present active participle)

• महीपतिम्: the king
• महीपतिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मही (प्रातिपदिक) + पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (महीपतेः = ‘lord of the earth’)

• प्रत्युवाच: replied
• प्रत्युवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रति + √वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha/Discourse marker (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (conjunctive/adverb: ‘then/now’)

• विप्रः: the brāhmaṇa
• विप्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• असौ: that (man)
• असौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: असौ (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• अद्वैतान्तर्गताम्: included within non-duality
• अद्वैतान्तर्गताम्: Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अद्वैत (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्तर्गत (कृदन्त; अन्तर् + √गम् (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (अद्वैते अन्तर्गताम् = ‘included within non-duality’)

• कथाम्: discourse/teaching
• कथाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कथा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

Speaker

A Brahmin (vipra) addressing the king (mahīpati) within the Parasara–Maitreya narration frame

Characters & Entities

• Brahmin
• King

FAQs

What is the significance of Advaita (non-duality) in this Vishnu Purana verse?

The verse signals a shift from external concerns of rulership to an inward, contemplative teaching framed as “advaita-antargatā,” indicating a philosophical instruction on ultimate reality and unity.

How does the dialogue structure function here in the Vishnu Purana?

A king becomes silent and reflective, and a Brahmin responds with a higher teaching—showing the Purana’s method of conveying metaphysics through narrative conversation.

What is the theological importance of Lord Vishnu in this context?

Even when phrased as non-dual teaching, the Vishnu Purana typically uses such instruction to orient the listener toward the Supreme Reality that it identifies with Vishnu as the ground of all being and order.