Shloka 44

Devanagari script

इत:ः सर्वेडपि गच्छाम: शरणं लोकसाक्षिणम्‌ । महापुरुषमव्यक्तं स नो वक्ष्यति यद्धितम्‌,हम सब लोग यहाँसे अव्यक्त लोकसाक्षी महापुरुष नारायणदेवकी शरणमें चलें। वे हमारे लिये हितकी बात बतायेंगे

Transliteration

itaḥ sarve ’pi gacchāmaḥ śaraṇaṁ lokasākṣiṇam | mahāpuruṣam avyaktam sa no vakṣyati yad dhitam ||

Translation

ବୈଶମ୍ପାୟନ କହିଲେ—“ଆସ, ଆମେ ସମସ୍ତେ ଏଠାରୁ ଯାଇ ଅବ୍ୟକ୍ତ, ଲୋକସାକ୍ଷୀ ମହାପୁରୁଷ—ସନାତନ ନାରାୟଣଙ୍କ ଶରଣ ଗ୍ରହଣ କରିବା। ସେ ଆମ ପାଇଁ ଯାହା ସତ୍ୟରେ ହିତକର, ତାହା କହିବେ।”

Word by Word

• itaḥ: from here
• itaḥ: Apadana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: itaḥ
• Form: indeclinable (ablatival adverb: 'from here')

• sarve: all
• sarve: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

• api: also/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api
• Form: indeclinable

• gacchāmaḥ: we go / let us go
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam
• Form: present (laṭ), parasmaipada, 1st person, plural

• śaraṇam: refuge
• śaraṇam: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaraṇa
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

• loka-sākṣiṇam: the witness of the worlds
• loka-sākṣiṇam: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: loka-sākṣin
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

• mahā-puruṣam: the great person
• mahā-puruṣam: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā-puruṣa
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

• avyaktam: unmanifest
• Type: Adjective
• Root: a-vyakta
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: tad
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• naḥ: to us / for us
• naḥ: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: asmad
• Form: genitive/dative, plural (enclitic)

• vakṣyati: will tell
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac
• Form: future (luṭ), parasmaipada, 3rd person, singular

• yat: what/that which
• yat: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: yad
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

• hitam: beneficial (good)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: hita
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Nārāyaṇa
• Mahāpuruṣa (the Great Person)
• Lokasākṣin (Witness of the worlds)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

When human judgment is uncertain, one should seek refuge in the supreme, impartial Witness (Nārāyaṇa) and receive guidance aimed at true welfare (hita), not merely immediate advantage.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana narrates a collective resolve: the group decides to leave their present situation and approach the Unmanifest Great Person, Nārāyaṇa, trusting that he will instruct them on what is beneficial and right.