Mahabharata — Anushasana Parva, Shloka 40

ब्राह्मणपूजायां व्युष्टिः — Vyuṣṭi (Merit-Outcome) of Honoring Brāhmaṇas: Kṛṣṇa and Durvāsā

Devanagari script

तस्यामृतनिकाशस्य वाड्मधोरस्ति मे स्पृहा । भवद्धिः कथितस्येह तपोवननिवासिभि:,आपलोग तपोवनमें निवास करनेवाले हैं, इस जगत्‌में आपके द्वारा कथित अमृतके समान मधुर वचन सुननेकी इच्छा मुझे सदा बनी रहती है

Transliteration

tasyāmṛtanikāśasya vāṅmadhor asti me spṛhā | bhavadbhiḥ kathitasyeha tapovanani-vāsibhiḥ ||

Translation

Lagi kong pinananabikan ang inyong pananalita—matamis na parang nektar. Yamang kayo’y naninirahan dito sa gubat ng pag-aayuno at pagninilay, nais kong marinig sa mundong ito ang mga salitang tulad ng amrita na binibigkas ninyo.

Word by Word

• तस्य: of that (speech/one)
• तस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• अमृत-निकाशस्य: of (that which is) like nectar
• अमृत-निकाशस्य: Visheshana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अमृत-निकाश
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• वाक्-मधोः: of the honey of speech (sweet words)
• वाक्-मधोः: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्-मधु
• Form: Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• अस्ति: is
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस्
• Form: Present, Third, Singular

• मे: of me / my
• मे: Sambandha
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Genitive, Singular

• स्पृहा: desire, longing
• स्पृहा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्पृहा
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• भवद्भिः: by you (all)
• भवद्भिः: Karana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: भवत्
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• कथितस्य: of what is spoken/told
• कथितस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कथित
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• इह: here, in this world
• इह: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह

• तपोवन-निवासिभिः: by the dwellers of the penance-forest (hermitage)
• तपोवन-निवासिभिः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपोवन-निवासिन्
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

Speaker

वायुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vāyudeva (Wind-god)
• tapovana (forest hermitage)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse elevates the ethical value of wise, truthful, and spiritually grounded speech: words spoken by ascetics and dharma-oriented persons are compared to nectar, and cultivating longing for such discourse is itself a mark of reverence and moral aspiration.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vāyudeva addresses the hermitage-dwellers (tapo-vananivāsins), expressing his continuing desire to hear their nectar-sweet words—indicating respect for their tapas and for the instruction or narration they provide.