Shloka 44

ब्राह्मणपूजायां व्युष्टिः — Vyuṣṭi (Merit-Outcome) of Honoring Brāhmaṇas: Kṛṣṇa and Durvāsā

Devanagari script

तदहं सज्जनमुखान्नि:सृतं तत्समागमे । कथयिष्याम्यहमहो बुद्धिदीपकरं नृणाम्‌,अतः मैं आप साधु-संतोंके मुखसे निकले हुए वचनको मनुष्योंकी बुद्धिका उद्दीपक (प्रकाशक) मानकर उसे सत्पुरुषोंके समाजमें कहूँगा

Transliteration

tad ahaṃ sajjanamukhān niḥsṛtaṃ tat-samāgame | kathayiṣyāmy aham aho buddhidīpakaraṃ nṛṇām |

Translation

Maka, akan tutur kata yang keluar dari mulut orang-orang berbudi, aku akan mengisahkannya dalam perhimpunan para baik. Sesungguhnya ia menjadi pelita pengertian bagi manusia, menyalakan dan menerangi daya pertimbangan mereka menuju laku yang benar menurut dharma.

Word by Word

तत्that (speech/utterance)

अहम्I

सज्जनमुखात्from the mouth of the good (people)

निःसृतम्issued forth, uttered

तत्that

समागमेin the assembly/gathering

कथयिष्यामिI will tell/relate

अहम्I

अहोindeed/ah!

बुद्धिदीपकरम्kindling/illuminating the intellect

नृणाम्of men/people

Speaker

वायुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vāyudeva

sajjana (the virtuous/good people)

satpuruṣa (the good/true persons; implied by 'assembly of the good')

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?

Words spoken by the virtuous are to be treated as a light for the intellect: they awaken discernment and guide people toward dharma. Hence such teachings should be preserved and shared in the company of the good.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vāyudeva declares his intention to recount, before an assembly of noble persons, a teaching that originated from the mouths of the virtuous, emphasizing its power to illuminate human understanding.