Shloka 386

Devanagari script

करिष्यति महाभागो श्रुवं चापचितिं मम । 'संन्यासीके वेषमें सब ओर घूमनेवाले प्रवचनकुशल चार्वाकको- यदि मेरी दशा ज्ञात हो जायगी तो वे महाभाग निश्चय ही मेरे वैरका बदला लेंगे

Transliteration

kariṣyati mahābhāgo śruvaṃ cāpacitiṃ mama | saṃnyāsīke veṣameṃ saba ora ghūmanevāle pravacanakuśala cārvākako— yadi mama daśā jñāta ho jāyagī to ve mahābhāga niścaya hī mere vairakā badalā leṅge

Translation

三阇耶说道：“那位高贵之人必定会给我应得的慰藉与补偿。倘若善辩的遮罗婆迦——披着出家遁世者的外衣、四方游行——得知我的处境，那么那位伟丈夫必将为我的仇怨讨回报复。”

Word by Word

• करिष्यति: will do / will perform
• करिष्यति: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), 3, Singular, Parasmaipada

• महाभागः: the noble one / fortunate person
• महाभागः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाभाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• ध्रुवम्: certainly / surely
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ध्रुव (प्रातिपदिक)

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• अपचितिम्: requital / repayment / compensation
• अपचितिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अपचिति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• मम: of me / my
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: —, Genitive, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Cārvāka
• saṃnyāsī-veṣa (renunciant’s garb)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the ethical danger of persuasive speech used under disguise: eloquence and religious appearance can be employed to inflame hostility and justify retaliation, reminding readers to judge actions by dharma rather than by outward garb or rhetoric.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya speaks of an illustrious person who will repay or satisfy him, and he specifically mentions Cārvāka—an eloquent wanderer in a renunciant’s guise—saying that if Cārvāka learns of Sañjaya’s plight, he will surely seek vengeance connected with enmity.