Shloka 15

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

Chapter 6

Devanagari script

मरुत्त उवाच गतोअस्म्यड्विरसः पुत्र देवाचार्य बृहस्पतिम्‌ । यज्ञार्थमृत्विजं द्रष्टूं सच मां नाभ्यनन्दत

Transliteration

Marutta uvāca: gato ’smy Aṅgirasaḥ putra deva-ācāryaṃ Bṛhaspatim | yajñārtham ṛtvijaṃ draṣṭuṃ sa ca māṃ nābhyanandata ||

Translation

قال ماروتّا: «يا نارادا، لقد ذهبتُ إلى بْرِهَسْپَتي، مُعلّم الآلهة وابن أنْگِرَس، قاصدًا أن أستدعيه ليكون ṛtvij، الكاهن المُقيم لشعائر ذبيحتي. لكنه لم يرضَ عني—ولم يقبل طلبي».

Word by Word

• {'marutta uvāca': 'Marutta said', 'gataḥ asmi': 'I have gone / I went', 'Aṅgirasaḥ putraḥ': 'son of Aṅgiras', 'deva-ācāryaḥ': 'teacher of the gods

• divine preceptor', 'Bṛhaspati': 'Bṛhaspati (preceptor of the gods)', 'yajña-artham': 'for the purpose of a sacrifice', 'ṛtvijam': 'officiating priest (ritual priest)', 'draṣṭum': 'to see

• to meet (with the intent to request/consult)', 'sa ca': 'and he', 'mām': 'me', 'na abhyānandata (nābhyanandata)': 'did not welcome/approve

Speaker

मरुत्त उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Marutta
• Bṛhaspati
• Aṅgiras
• Yajña (sacrifice)
• Ṛtvij (officiating priest)