Shloka 40

Devanagari script

बभूवान्तर्गतमतिर्निरी क्ष्य पुरुषोत्तमौ । सदोगतास्तत्र ये वै सर्वभूतनमस्कृता:

Transliteration

babhūvāntargatamatir nirīkṣya puruṣottamau | sadogatās tatra ye vai sarvabhūtanamaskṛtāḥ ||

Translation

வைசம்பாயனர் கூறினார்—அவ்விரு புருஷோத்தமர்களைக் கண்ட நாரதரின் மனம் உள்ளே திரும்பி ஆழ்ந்த தியானத்தில் நிலைத்தது. அங்கு இருந்த சத்புருஷர்கள் எப்போதும் நன்மையில் நிலைத்து, எல்லா உயிர்களுக்கும் வணக்கம் செலுத்தினர்.

Word by Word

बभूवbecame

अन्तर्गतमतिःone whose mind was absorbed/withdrawn within

निरीक्ष्यhaving looked at / observing

पुरुषोत्तमौthe two best of men

सदोगताःgone to the assembly / present in the hall

तत्रthere

येwho (those who)

वैindeed

सर्वभूतनमस्कृताःrevered by all beings / saluted by all creatures

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

puruṣottamau (two supreme persons)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights an ethical ideal: true goodness expresses itself as inward composure and reverence toward all beings. Dharma is shown not merely as ritual or status, but as a cultivated disposition of humility and universal respect.

What is happening in the narrative?

The narrator describes a moment of encounter with “the two supreme persons,” after which a character becomes inwardly absorbed. The assembled virtuous people present respond with respectful salutations, characterized as honoring all beings.