Shloka 23

Arjuna’s request to Krishna and the opening of the Kāśyapa–Brāhmaṇa mokṣa discourse (Āśvamedhika-parva 16)

Devanagari script

अन्तर्धानगतिज्ञं च श्रुत्वा तत्त्वेन काश्यप: | तथैवान्तरहिति: सिद्धेर्यान्तं चक्रधरै: सह

Transliteration

antardhānagatijñaṃ ca śrutvā tattvena kāśyapaḥ | tathaivāntarahitiḥ siddher yāntaṃ cakradharaiḥ saha

Translation

Nghe đúng sự thật về bậc biết rõ “lộ trình biến mất” (cách chúng sinh khuất khỏi tầm mắt), Kāśyapa cũng đạt được thần thông thành tựu là khiến mình vô hình, rồi lên đường cùng những vị “mang đĩa”—các tùy tùng thần linh gắn với Sudarśana.

Word by Word

• अन्तर्धानगति-ज्ञम्: knowing the mode of disappearance
• अन्तर्धानगति-ज्ञम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्तर्धानगति-ज्ञ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

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

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral)

• तत्त्वेन: in truth / truly
• तत्त्वेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: तत्त्व
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

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

• तथा: thus / in that manner
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• एव: indeed / just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• अन्तर्हितिः: disappearance / concealment
• अन्तर्हितिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्तर्हिति
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• सिद्धेः: from (his) accomplishment/perfection
• सिद्धेः: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्धि
• Form: Feminine, Ablative, Singular

• यान्तम्: going / proceeding
• यान्तम्: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: या
• Form: शतृ (present active participle), Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• चक्रधरैः: with the discus-bearers
• चक्रधरैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: चक्रधर
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

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

Speaker

ब्राह्मण उवाच

Characters & Entities

• कश्यप (Kāśyapa)
• चक्रधर (cakradhara, discus-bearers)
• चक्र (cakra/discus)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights that true knowledge (tattvena śrutvā) can lead to mastery: when a sage understands a principle correctly, it may culminate in siddhi—here, the power of concealment (antarahiti/antardhāna). Ethically, it implies that extraordinary capacities are portrayed as outcomes of disciplined insight rather than mere display.

What is happening in the narrative?

A Brahmin narrator states that Kāśyapa, upon hearing the true account of the method/knowledge of disappearance, attained the siddhi of invisibility and then proceeded along with the cakradharas (discus-bearing divine figures/attendants).