Shloka 10

Sāvitrī’s Report and Nārada’s Prognosis (सावित्र्याख्यान—सत्यवान्-गुणवर्णनं तथा अल्पायुषः पूर्वसूचना)

Devanagari script

दीप्यमान्‌ श्रिया वीरं शक्रादनवरं रणे । पारगं सर्वरधर्माणां बृहस्पतिसमं मतौ

Transliteration

dīpyamān śriyā vīraṃ śakrād anavaraṃ raṇe | pāragaṃ sarvadharmāṇāṃ bṛhaspati-samaṃ matau ||

Translation

Mārkaṇḍeya nói: “Ngài là bậc anh hùng rực sáng bởi phúc quang cát tường; nơi chiến địa, uy lực chẳng kém Indra. Ngài đã vượt đến bờ kia của mọi pháp—thành tựu trọn vẹn trong hạnh đức—và về mưu lược cùng trí tuệ, được xem ngang hàng Bṛhaspati.”

Word by Word

• दीप्यमानम्: shining, radiant
• दीप्यमानम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दीप् (धातु) → दीप्यमान (वर्तमान कृदन्त, शतृ/शानच्)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• श्रिया: with splendor/fortune
• श्रिया: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• वीरम्: hero, brave man
• वीरम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीर
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• शक्रात्: than Śakra (Indra)
• शक्रात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्र
• Form: Masculine, Ablative, Singular

• अनवरम्: not inferior, unsurpassed
• अनवरम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनवर
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• रणे: in battle
• रणे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रण
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• पारगम्: one who has gone to the far shore; fully proficient
• पारगम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पारग
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• सर्वधर्माणाम्: of all dharmas/duties
• सर्वधर्माणाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व-धर्म
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• बृहस्पति-समम्: equal to Bṛhaspati
• बृहस्पति-समम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बृहस्पति-सम
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• मतौ: in intellect/understanding
• मतौ: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मति
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Singular

Speaker

मार्कण्डेय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Mārkaṇḍeya
• Śakra (Indra)
• Bṛhaspati

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse presents an ideal of leadership: true excellence combines martial strength (not inferior to Indra in battle) with comprehensive grounding in dharma and sound counsel (wisdom like Bṛhaspati). Power is ethically validated when guided by righteous understanding.

What is happening in the narrative?

Mārkaṇḍeya is praising a heroic figure’s qualities—radiant prosperity, unmatched valor in war, mastery of dharma, and exceptional intelligence—using divine exemplars (Indra and Bṛhaspati) to convey the height of his prowess and judgment.