Shloka 51

Devanagari script

स दृष्टवा तेजसो राशिं पुराणमृषिसत्तमम्‌ | प्रणम्य शिरसा भूमौ कार्यमस्मै न्यवेदयत्‌,तेजोराशि मुनिप्रवर पुराणपुरुष कपिलजीका दर्शन करके अंशुमानने धरतीपर माथा टेककर प्रणाम किया और उनसे अपना कार्य बताया

Transliteration

sa dṛṣṭvā tejaso rāśiṃ purāṇam ṛṣisattamam | praṇamya śirasā bhūmau kāryam asmai nyavedayat ||

Translation

Увидев древнего, высочайшего риши, словно сгусток сияния, Аншуман склонился, припав головой к земле, и затем поведал ему цель своего пути.

Word by Word

सःhe (Aṁśumān)

दृष्ट्वाhaving seen

तेजसःof radiance / of splendor

राशिम्a heap/mass

पुराणम्ancient

ऋषिसत्तमम्the best of sages

प्रणम्यhaving bowed

शिरसाwith (his) head

भूमौon the ground

कार्यम्task/purpose

अस्मैto him

न्यवेदयत्informed / reported

Speaker

सगर उवाच

Characters & Entities

Kapila (sage)

Aṃśumān (implied by context/tradition)

Earth/ground (bhūmi)

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?

The verse highlights dharmic conduct when approaching spiritual power: humility (praṇāma), self-restraint, and honest communication of one’s purpose. Reverence is shown not merely as ritual, but as an ethical posture that makes guidance possible.

What is happening in the narrative?

The seeker, upon encountering the ancient sage who appears as a radiant presence, bows with his head to the earth and then states his mission to the sage—setting up the ensuing exchange central to the Kapila–Sagara/Aṃśumān episode.