Anushasana Parva Adhyaya 31 Shloka 1 - Mahabharata | Marathi | Vedapath

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Shloka 1

Vītahavya’s Attainment of Brāhmaṇya (Vītahavya–Vipratva) | वीतहव्यस्य ब्राह्मण्यप्राप्तिः

Devanagari script

अफ्-#-राल जा अष्टाविशोश् ध्याय: ब्राह्मणत्व प्राप्त करनेका आग्रह छोड़कर दूसरा वर मॉगनेके लिये इन्द्रका मनड़को समझाना भीष्म उवाच एवमुक्तो मतड़स्तु संशितात्मा यतव्रत: । अतिष्ठदेकपादेन वर्षाणां शतमच्युत:

Transliteration

Bhīṣma uvāca: evam ukto mataṅgas tu saṃśitātmā yatavrataḥ | atiṣṭhad ekapādena varṣāṇāṃ śatam acyutaḥ ||

Translation

भीष्म म्हणाले—राजन्! इंद्राने असे बोलताच मतंगाचे मन अधिकच दृढ झाले. तो संयमी व व्रतनिष्ठ राहिला. अढळ धैर्याने मतंगाने शंभर वर्षे एक पायावर उभे राहून तप केले.

Word by Word

भीष्मःBhishma

उवाचsaid

एवम्thus

उक्तःhaving been spoken to / addressed

मतङ्गःMatanga

तुbut/indeed

संशितात्माone whose self is disciplined/steady

यतव्रतःobserving restrained vows

अतिष्ठत्stood

एकपादेनwith one foot

वर्षाणाम्of years

शतम्a hundred

अच्युतःunfallen/steadfast

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bhīṣma

Mataṅga

Indra

King (Yudhiṣṭhira, implied addressee)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Steadfast self-discipline and fidelity to one’s vow are portrayed as ethical strength: when challenged, the ascetic deepens resolve rather than yielding to discouragement.

What is happening in the narrative?

After Indra’s words, Mataṅga intensifies his austerity—standing on one foot for a hundred years—demonstrating unwavering commitment and controlled mind.