Shloka 18

Brāhmaṇya-प्रश्नः — The Inquiry into Attaining Brāhmaṇya

Mataṅga–Gardabhī Itihāsa

Devanagari script

महाह्दद उपस्पृश्य भृगुतुज़ त्वलोलुप:

Transliteration

mahāhradaṁ upaspṛśya bhṛgutūz tv alolupaḥ

Translation

اجَدریہ نے کہا— ‘مہا ہرد (عظیم جھیل) کو چھو کر/اس میں تطہیر کر کے، بھِرگو کی نسل کا وہ شخص—جو لالچ سے پاک تھا—آگے بڑھا۔’ یہ مصرع پانی کے مقدس لمس سے طہارت اور بے طمعی کو سچی ریاضت کی علامت ٹھہراتا ہے۔

Word by Word

• महाह्रदम्: the great lake
• महाह्रदम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाह्रद
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• उपस्पृश्य: having touched/after bathing (by touching water)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उपस्पृश्
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage as gerund)

• भृगुतुङ्गः: Bhṛgu-tuṅga (name/epithet; 'lofty like Bhṛgu' or 'having Bhṛgu as peak')
• भृगुतुङ्गः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भृगुतुङ्ग
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• त्वलोलुपः: not greedy / not covetous
• त्वलोलुपः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्वलोलुप
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

अजड्रिय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Ajadriya
• Mahāhrada (great lake)
• Bhṛgu (as lineage reference)
• Bhārgava (descendant of Bhṛgu)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse links outer purity (ritual contact with sacred water) with inner purity (freedom from greed). It presents non-covetousness (alolupatā) as a defining ethical trait of a disciplined, dharmic life.

What is happening in the narrative?

The speaker describes a Bhārgava figure who, after touching/performing purification at a great lake, continues onward. The description highlights his ascetic character by explicitly noting his lack of greed.