Shloka 17
Gālava’s Eastern Ascent with Garuḍa; Counsel on Kāla and Upāya (उद्योगपर्व, अध्याय ११०)
Devanagari script
धामा नाम महात्मानो मुनय: सत्यवादिन: । न तेषां ज्ञायते मूर्तिनाकृतिर्न तपश्चितम्
Transliteration
dhāmā nāma mahātmāno munayaḥ satyavādinaḥ | na teṣāṃ jñāyate mūrtir nākṛtir na tapaś citam ||
Translation
धामा नाम महात्मानो मुनयः सत्यवादिनः । न तेषां ज्ञायते मूर्तिर्नाकृतिर्न तपश्चितम् ॥
Word by Word
धामाabode; realm
धामा:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootधामन्
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
नामby name; called
नाम:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनाम
महात्मानःgreat-souled ones
महात्मानः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमहात्मन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
मुनयःsages
मुनयः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमुनि
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
सत्यवादिनःtruth-speaking
सत्यवादिनः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसत्यवादिन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
तेषाम्of them
तेषाम्:
Adhikarana
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural
ज्ञायतेis known; becomes known
ज्ञायते:
TypeVerb
Rootज्ञा
FormPresent, Third, Singular, Atmanepada (passive sense)
मूर्तिःform; embodiment
मूर्तिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमूर्ति
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
नnor; not
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
आकृतिःappearance; shape
आकृतिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootआकृति
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
नnor; not
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
तपःausterity; penance
तपः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootतपस्
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
चितम्noticed; perceived; known
चितम्:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootचित
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
युपर्ण उवाच
Characters & Entities
य
युपर्ण (Yuparṇa)ध
धामा (Dhāmā) sagesम
मुनयः (sages)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
True spiritual stature is grounded in सत्य (truthfulness) and inner discipline; it may not be recognizable through outward form, appearance, or visible signs of austerity.
Yuparṇa describes a class of truth-speaking sages called the Dhāmās and emphasizes that their physical form and the external marks of their tapas are not readily known or perceived.