Shloka 10

मარკण्डेयागमनम् तथा सत्यव्रत-उपदेशः

Arrival of Mārkaṇḍeya and Counsel on Truth-Vows

Devanagari script

ब्रद्य क्षत्रेण संसृष्टं क्षत्रं च ब्रह्मणा सह । उदीर्णे दहतः शत्रून्‌ वनानीवाग्निमारुती,“जब ब्राह्मण क्षत्रियसे और क्षत्रिय ब्राह्मणसे मिल जाय तो दोनों प्रचण्ड शक्तिशाली होकर उसी प्रकार अपने शत्रुओंको भस्म कर देते हैं, जैसे अग्नि और वायु मिलकर सारे वनको जला देते हैं

Transliteration

brāhma kṣatreṇa saṃsṛṣṭaṃ kṣatraṃ ca brahmaṇā saha | udīrṇe dahataḥ śatrūn vanānīvāgnimārutī ||

Translation

వైశంపాయనుడు పలికెను—బ్రాహ్మశక్తి క్షాత్రశక్తితో కలిసినప్పుడు, క్షాత్రశక్తి బ్రాహ్మశక్తితో కలిసి నిలిచినప్పుడు, ఆ రెండూ ఉద్ధృతమై శత్రువులను దహించును—అగ్ని మరియు వాయువు కలిసి అడవులను కాల్చినట్లే.

Word by Word

• ब्रह्म: brahman, priestly power
• ब्रह्म: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• क्षत्रेण: with/by kshatra (royal power)
• क्षत्रेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षत्र
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• संसृष्टम्: mixed/combined
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-√सृज्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular, Past passive participle (क्त)

• क्षत्रम्: kshatra, royal power
• क्षत्रम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षत्र
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

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

• ब्रह्मणा: with/by brahman
• ब्रह्मणा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन्
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• सह: together with
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह

• उदीर्णे: when arisen/when kindled
• उदीर्णे: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उद्-√ईर्
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular, Past passive participle (क्त)

• दहतः: (the two) burn
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दह्
• Form: Present, Third, Dual, Parasmaipada

• शत्रून्: enemies
• शत्रून्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शत्रु
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• वनानि: forests
• वनानि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वन
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• इव: like/as
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव

• अग्नि: fire
• अग्नि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नि
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• मारुती: the two winds (wind-powers)
• मारुती: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मारुत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśaṃpāyana
• brāhma (Brahminical power)
• kṣatra (Kshatriya power)
• agni (fire)
• māruta/vāyu (wind)
• vana (forest)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse teaches that dharmic counsel (brāhma) and disciplined royal/martial power (kṣatra) are most effective when united; their cooperation can decisively overcome hostility, like fire intensified by wind.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśaṃpāyana delivers a reflective statement using a simile: when Brahminical authority and Kshatriya strength act together and become fully mobilized, they can destroy enemies as fire and wind together burn a forest.