Shloka 13
मातङ्ग–शक्रसंवादः
Mataṅga–Śakra Dialogue on Tapas, Status, and Moral Qualities
Devanagari script
तानृषीन् सुमहाभागानन्तर्धानगतानपि
Transliteration
tān ṛṣīn sumahābhāgān antardhānagatān api
Translation
वैशंपायन म्हणाले—ते परम भाग्यवान ऋषी जरी अंतर्धान पावून अदृश्य झाले होते, तरी (त्यांचाच उल्लेख होत होता)।
Word by Word
तान्those
तान्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
ऋषीन्sages
ऋषीन्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootऋषि
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
सु-महा-भागान्very greatly fortunate/illustrious
सु-महा-भागान्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootभागिन्/भाग (भाग्य/भाग्यवान् अर्थे)
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
अन्तर्धान-गतान्gone into disappearance; having vanished
अन्तर्धान-गतान्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootअन्तर्धान (न.) + गत (√गम्)
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
अपिeven/also
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
VaiśampāyanaṚ
ṛṣis (sages)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores reverence for realized sages whose spiritual attainment includes mastery over appearance and disappearance; their authority and sanctity remain significant even when they are no longer visible.
Vaiśampāyana continues the account by referring to a group of highly blessed ṛṣis, noting that they had already become hidden (antardhāna-gata), indicating a transition where the sages are no longer physically present yet remain part of the episode’s context.