Shloka 20

Marutta Seeks a Priest: Bṛhaspati’s Refusal and Nārada’s Guidance to Saṃvarta

Chapter 6

Devanagari script

मरुत्त उवाच संजीवितो&5हं भवता वाक्येनानेन नारद | पश्येयं क्‍्व नु संवर्त शंस मे वदतां वर

Transliteration

Marutta uvāca—saṃjīvito ’haṃ bhavatā vākyenānena Nārada | paśyeyaṃ kva nu Saṃvarta śaṃsa me vadatāṃ vara ||

Translation

马鲁塔说道：“那罗陀啊，言辞之最胜者，你这些话仿佛使我重获生命。请告诉我——我在哪里才能得见三婆尔多？又当如何依礼趋近，使他不弃我而去？若连他也拒绝我的请求，我便无法再活下去。”

Word by Word

• मरुत्तः: Marutta
• मरुत्तः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मरुत्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उवाच: said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• संजीवितः: revived, brought back to life
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संजीवित (कृदन्त; √जीव् + सम्, क्त)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: —, Nominative, Singular

• भवता: by you
• भवता: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• वाक्येन: by (your) statement/words
• वाक्येन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• अनेन: by this
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• नारद: O Narada
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• पश्येयम्: may I see
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: Optative (विधिलिङ्), First, Singular, Parasmaipada

• क्व: where
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: क्व (अव्यय)

• नु: indeed/then (emphatic particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नु (अव्यय)

• संवर्तम्: Samvarta
• संवर्तम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: संवर्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• शंस: tell, declare
• Type: Verb
• Root: शंस् (धातु)
• Form: Imperative (लोट्), Second, Singular, Parasmaipada

• मे: to me / for me
• मे: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: —, Dative/Genitive, Singular

• वदताम्: of speakers
• Type: Noun
• Root: वद् (धातु) → वदत् (शतृ-कृदन्त प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• वर: O best/excellent one
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

मरुत्त उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Marutta
• Nārada
• Saṃvarta

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the ethical posture of a seeker: gratitude for wise counsel, humility in approaching a spiritual authority, and concern for proper conduct so that guidance is not lost through arrogance or impropriety.

What is happening in the narrative?

King Marutta, encouraged by Nārada’s words, urgently asks where he can meet the sage Saṃvarta and how he should approach him so that Saṃvarta will not reject his request.