Shloka 14

अध्याय ९० — लोमशोपदेशः तथा तीर्थयात्रानिश्चयः

Lomaśa’s Counsel and the Resolve for Pilgrimage

Devanagari script

वेदज्ञौ वेदविद्वांसौ वेदविद्याविदावु भौ । ईजाते क्रतुभिर्मुख्यै: पुण्यैर्भरतसत्तम,भरतश्रेष्ठ! ये दोनों मुनि वेदज्ञ, वेदके मर्मज्ञ तथा वेदविद्याके पूर्ण जानकार हैं। इन्होंने पुण्यदायक उत्तम यज्ञोंद्वारा शंकरका यजन किया है

Transliteration

vedajñau vedavidvāṁsau vedavidyāvidāv ubhau | ījāte kratubhir mukhyaiḥ puṇyair bharatasattama ||

Translation

Dhaumya nói: “Hỡi bậc nhất trong dòng Bharata, hai vị hiền triết ấy là bậc thông tỏ Veda—am tường nghĩa lý và tinh thông mọi ngành học Veda. Bằng những lễ tế tối thượng, đem lại công đức, họ đã phụng thờ Śaṅkara.”

Word by Word

वेदज्ञौtwo knowers of the Veda

वेदविद्वांसौtwo learned men in the Veda

वेदविद्याविदौtwo knowers of Vedic learning

उand/indeed (emphatic particle)

भौboth

ईजातेthey two worship/sacrifice

क्रतुभिःby sacrifices/rites

मुख्यैःby chief/excellent (ones)

पुण्यैःby meritorious/holy (ones)

भरतसत्तमO best of the Bharatas

Speaker

धौम्य उवाच

Characters & Entities

ध

धौम्य (Dhaumya)

भ

भरतसत्तम (address to a Bharata prince, likely Yudhiṣṭhira)

two unnamed munis (sages)

व

वेद (the Veda)

क

क्रतु (sacrificial rites)

श

शंकर (Śaṅkara/Śiva)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

True religious authority is grounded in deep Vedic knowledge and disciplined practice; worship offered through righteous, merit-producing rites is presented as a mark of spiritual credibility and dharmic conduct.

What is happening in the narrative?

Dhaumya is describing two sages to the Bharata prince, emphasizing their qualifications as Veda-experts and noting that they have performed eminent, holy sacrifices as worship of Śaṅkara.