Shloka 5

मातङ्ग–शक्रसंवादः

Mataṅga–Śakra Dialogue on Tapas, Status, and Moral Qualities

Devanagari script

विश्वामित्र: स्थूलशिरा: संवर्त: प्रमतिर्दम: । बृहस्पत्युशनोव्यासाश्ष्यवन: काश्यपो ध्रुव:

Transliteration

vaiśampāyana uvāca |

viśvāmitraḥ sthūlaśirāḥ saṃvartaḥ pramatir damaḥ |

bṛhaspaty-uśano-vyāsaś chyavanaḥ kāśyapo dhruvaḥ ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana nói: “(Trong số các đại hiền triết ấy có) Viśvāmitra, Sthūlaśiras, Saṃvarta, Pramati, Dama, Bṛhaspati, Uśanas (Śukra), Vyāsa, Cyavana, Kāśyapa và Dhruva.” Đoạn này tiếp tục bản liệt kê cung kính các ṛṣi có thẩm quyền, xem đời sống và lời dạy của họ như khuôn mẫu đạo hạnh và nguồn mạch dharma, để làm nền cho giáo huấn về sau bằng sức nặng của truyền thống thánh hiền.

Word by Word

• विश्वामित्रः: Viśvāmitra (sage)
• विश्वामित्रः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्वामित्र
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• स्थूलशिराः: Sthūlaśiras (sage; 'one with a large head')
• स्थूलशिराः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थूलशिरस्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• संवर्तः: Saṃvarta (sage)
• संवर्तः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: संवर्त
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• प्रमतिः: Pramati (sage)
• प्रमतिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रमति
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• दमः: Dama (sage/name; also 'self-control')
• दमः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: दम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• बृहस्पतिः: Bṛhaspati (sage; preceptor of gods)
• बृहस्पतिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: बृहस्पति
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उशनः: Uśanas (Śukra; sage)
• उशनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: उशनस्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• व्यासः: Vyāsa (sage)
• व्यासः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्यास
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• श्यवनः: Cyavana/Śyavana (sage)
• श्यवनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्यवन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• काश्यपः: Kāśyapa (sage)
• काश्यपः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: काश्यप
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• ध्रुवः: Dhruva (sage/name; 'fixed, steadfast')
• ध्रुवः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: ध्रुव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Viśvāmitra
• Sthūlaśiras
• Saṃvarta
• Pramati
• Dama
• Bṛhaspati
• Uśanas (Śukra)
• Vyāsa
• Cyavana
• Kāśyapa
• Dhruva

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse reinforces dharma through appeal to recognized authorities: by naming revered ṛṣis and teachers, the text signals that the forthcoming norms and counsel stand within an established lineage of wisdom and disciplined living.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana continues an enumeration of eminent sages, effectively creating a roll-call of respected figures whose presence and reputation authenticate the discourse and frame it as rooted in inherited sacred knowledge.