Mahabharata — Anushasana Parva, Shloka 13
मातङ्ग–शक्रसंवादः
Mataṅga–Śakra Dialogue on Tapas, Status, and Moral Qualities
Devanagari script
तानृषीन् सुमहाभागानन्तर्धानगतानपि
Transliteration
tān ṛṣīn sumahābhāgān antardhānagatān api
Translation
毗舍波耶那说：“即便那些福德无量的圣仙——虽已从众目之前隐退，遁入不可见之境——仍被人提及与念及。”
Word by Word
तान्those
तान्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
ऋषीन्sages
ऋषीन्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootऋषि
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
सु-महा-भागान्very greatly fortunate/illustrious
सु-महा-भागान्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootभागिन्/भाग (भाग्य/भाग्यवान् अर्थे)
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
अन्तर्धान-गतान्gone into disappearance; having vanished
अन्तर्धान-गतान्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootअन्तर्धान (न.) + गत (√गम्)
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
अपिeven/also
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
VaiśampāyanaṚ
ṛṣis (sages)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores reverence for realized sages whose spiritual attainment includes mastery over appearance and disappearance; their authority and sanctity remain significant even when they are no longer visible.
Vaiśampāyana continues the account by referring to a group of highly blessed ṛṣis, noting that they had already become hidden (antardhāna-gata), indicating a transition where the sages are no longer physically present yet remain part of the episode’s context.