Shloka 22

Marutta Seeks Saṃvarta’s Priestly Support; Conditions, Truth-Discipline, and Rival Powers

Devanagari script

मरुत्त उवाच यावत्‌ तपेत्‌ सहसांशुस्तिष्ेर॑श्वापि पर्वता: । तावल्लोकान्न लभेयं त्यजेयं सड़तं यदि

Transliteration

marutta uvāca | yāvat tapet sahasrāṁśus tiṣṭheran api parvatāḥ | tāval lokān na labheyaṁ tyajeyaṁ saṅgataṁ yadi ||

Translation

ମରୁତ୍ତ କହିଲେ—ହେ ବ୍ରାହ୍ମଣ! ଯଦି ମୁଁ ଆପଣଙ୍କ ସହିତ କରା ସଙ୍ଗତି ଓ ସଖ୍ୟତାକୁ ତ୍ୟାଗ କରେ, ତେବେ ଯେପର୍ଯ୍ୟନ୍ତ ସହସ୍ରକିରଣ ସୂର୍ଯ୍ୟ ତପିବେ ଓ ଯେପର୍ଯ୍ୟନ୍ତ ପର୍ବତ ଅଚଳ ରହିବେ, ସେପର୍ଯ୍ୟନ୍ତ ମୋତେ ଉତ୍ତମ ଲୋକ ପ୍ରାପ୍ତି ନ ହେଉ।

Word by Word

• मरुत्तः: Marutta
• मरुत्तः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मरुत्त
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उवाच: said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect (Paroksha), 3rd, Singular

• यावत्: as long as / until
• यावत्: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यावत्

• तपेत्: may shine / may burn (do heat)
• Type: Verb
• Root: तप्
• Form: Optative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular

• सहस्रांशुः: the thousand-rayed one (the Sun)
• सहस्रांशुः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सहस्रांशु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तिष्ठेरन्: might stand / remain
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था
• Form: Optative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• अपि: also / even
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• पर्वताः: mountains
• पर्वताः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्वत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• तावत्: so long / for that long
• तावत्: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तावत्

• लोकान्: worlds (heavenly realms)
• लोकान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• लभेयम्: I might obtain
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ्
• Form: Optative (Vidhi-lin), 1st, Singular

• त्यजेयम्: I might abandon / give up
• Type: Verb
• Root: त्यज्
• Form: Optative (Vidhi-lin), 1st, Singular

• सततम्: always / continually
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सतत

• यदि: if
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि

Speaker

मरुत्त उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Marutta
• Brāhmaṇa (addressed)
• Sūrya (the Sun)
• Mountains
• Lokas (higher worlds)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse stresses dharma as fidelity to one’s pledged association: abandoning a committed alliance (saṅgata) is treated as a grave ethical breach that destroys merit and blocks attainment of higher worlds.

What is happening in the narrative?

Marutta speaks to a Brāhmaṇa, declaring that he cannot in good conscience abandon the relationship or agreement he has formed; he frames the consequence in cosmic terms—lasting as long as the Sun shines and mountains endure—to emphasize the seriousness of betrayal.