Shloka 40

Nāga-āyatana-darśana-pratīkṣā — The Brāhmaṇa’s Request and Waiting on the Gomatī

Devanagari script

बभूवान्तर्गतमतिर्निरी क्ष्य पुरुषोत्तमौ । सदोगतास्तत्र ये वै सर्वभूतनमस्कृता:

Transliteration

babhūvāntargatamatir nirīkṣya puruṣottamau | sadogatās tatra ye vai sarvabhūtanamaskṛtāḥ ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana nói: Chiêm ngưỡng hai bậc tối thượng ấy, tâm ngài liền quay vào nội quán, chìm trong suy niệm sâu xa. Những người hiện diện nơi đó—luôn hướng về điều thiện—đều cúi mình kính lễ muôn loài, biểu hiện tinh thần tôn trọng phổ quát.

Word by Word

• बभूव: became
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/परफेक्ट), प्रथम, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• अन्तर्गतमतिः: one whose mind was absorbed/withdrawn within
• अन्तर्गतमतिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्तर्गत- + मति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• निरीक्ष्य: having looked at / observing
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-ईक्ष् (धातु)
• Form: ल्यप् (क्त्वान्त/अव्ययीभाव-रूप), कर्तरि

• पुरुषोत्तमौ: the two best of men
• पुरुषोत्तमौ: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरुषोत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, द्विवचन

• सदोगताः: gone to the assembly / present in the hall
• सदोगताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सदस् + गत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र

• ये: who (those who)
• ये: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• वै: indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै

• सर्वभूतनमस्कृताः: revered by all beings / saluted by all creatures
• सर्वभूतनमस्कृताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्वभूत + नमस्कृत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• puruṣottamau (two supreme persons)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights an ethical ideal: true goodness expresses itself as inward composure and reverence toward all beings. Dharma is shown not merely as ritual or status, but as a cultivated disposition of humility and universal respect.

What is happening in the narrative?

The narrator describes a moment of encounter with “the two supreme persons,” after which a character becomes inwardly absorbed. The assembled virtuous people present respond with respectful salutations, characterized as honoring all beings.