Shloka 34

राजपूजाविधानम् / Royal Reception Protocols during Āśvamedha Preparations

Devanagari script

ऋषभा: शास्त्रपठितास्तथा जलचराश्न ये । सर्वास्तानभ्ययुग्जंस्ते तत्राग्निचयकर्मणि

Transliteration

ṛṣabhāḥ śāstrapaṭhitās tathā jalacarāś ca ye | sarvāṁs tān abhyayujjaṁs te tatrāgnicayakarmaṇi ||

Translation

قال فايشَمبايانا: إن أولئك «الثيران بين الرجال» المتمكنين من الشاسترا، وكذلك من كانت لهم صلة بالمياه، قد أُشركوا جميعًا هناك على الوجه اللائق في شعيرة بناء مذبح النار المقدّس (أغني-تشايا). وهكذا أُسندت إلى كل فئة مؤهَّلة مهمتها المناسبة في عمل القربان، وفق القاعدة والترتيب المقرَّرين.

Word by Word

ऋषभाःbulls

शास्त्रपठिताःtrained/educated by (recitation of) the śāstras

तथाand also/likewise

जलचराःaquatic creatures

चand

अश्नन्ate/consumed

येwho/which

सर्वान्all

तान्those

अभ्ययुञ्जन्they employed/used/assigned

तेthey

तत्रthere

अग्निचयकर्मणिin the rite/work of piling the fire-altar

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśaṃpāyana

agnicayana (fire-altar construction rite)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights dharmic order in ritual action: those with learning and those suited to particular functions are assigned appropriate duties, showing that sacred work should be performed according to competence and scriptural rule rather than impulse.

What is happening in the narrative?

During the sacrificial proceedings, the participants—especially the eminent, scripture-trained men and others connected with water-related roles—are all set to work in the specific task of constructing the fire-altar (agnicayana), indicating a carefully organized ritual setting.