Shloka 16

मარკण्डेयागमनम् तथा सत्यव्रत-उपदेशः

Arrival of Mārkaṇḍeya and Counsel on Truth-Vows

Devanagari script

ब्राह्मण्यनुपमा दृष्टि: क्षात्रमप्रतिमं बलम्‌ | तौ यदा चरत: सार्थ तदा लोक: प्रसीदति,'ब्राह्मणोंके पास अनुपम दृष्टि (विचारशक्ति) होती है और क्षत्रियके पास अनुपम बल होता है। ये दोनों जब साथ-साथ कार्य करते हैं, तब सारा जगत्‌ सुखी होता है

Transliteration

brāhmaṇy-anupamā dṛṣṭiḥ kṣātram apratimaṃ balam | tau yadā carataḥ sārthaṃ tadā lokaḥ prasīdati ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana nói: “Brāhmaṇa có cái nhìn vô song—sự phân định và lời khuyên—còn kṣatriya có sức mạnh vô song. Khi hai điều ấy cùng bước đi và cùng hành động trong hòa hợp, cả thế gian được an hòa và thịnh vượng.”

Word by Word

ब्राह्मण्यानुपमाunsurpassed (anupamā) in brahminical (wisdom/insight)

दृष्टिःinsight, vision, intellect

क्षात्रम्kṣatriya-nature, martial power

अप्रतिमम्incomparable

बलम्strength, force

तौthose two

यदाwhen

चरतःthey two act/move/conduct themselves

सार्थम्together, jointly

तदाthen

लोकःthe world, people

प्रसीदतिis pleased, becomes happy/propitious

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Brāhmaṇa

Kṣatriya

loka (the world/society)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Society prospers when discerning counsel (brāhmaṇa-dṛṣṭi) and protective executive power (kṣātra-bala) cooperate; wisdom should guide strength, and strength should uphold wisdom, producing social peace (prasāda) and well-being.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana offers a general maxim about social and political order: the complementary roles of Brahmins and Kshatriyas—insight and strength—bring stability when they act together rather than in rivalry.