Shloka 30

द्रौपदी–सत्यभामा संवादः

Draupadī and Satyabhāmā on ethical household conduct

Devanagari script

दर्श च पौर्णमासं च यस्य तिछेत्‌ प्रतिष्ठितम्‌ । इष्टिरष्टाकपालेन कार्या पथिकृतेडग्नये

Transliteration

darśaṁ ca paurṇamāsaṁ ca yasya tiṣṭhet pratiṣṭhitam | iṣṭir aṣṭākapālena kāryā pathikṛte 'gnaye ||

Translation

قال ماركانديَيا: «من كان قد أقام على وجهه الصحيح شعائرَ طقسِ المحاق (darśa) وطقسِ البدر (paurṇamāsa)، فليُقِم قربانًا بقرابين مُعَدّة على ثمانية شُقَف، مُهداةً إلى أَغني بوصفه حامي المسافرين. وهكذا تُوضَع حتى الرحلة تحت نظامٍ مقدّس، ليكون السير في العالم محكومًا بالانضباط والتوقير ورغبةِ ألا يُلحِق المرء أذًى.»

Word by Word

darśanew-moon rite (Darśa sacrifice)

caand

paurṇamāsamfull-moon rite (Paurṇamāsa sacrifice)

caand

yasyaof whom/whose

tiṣṭhetshould stand / should be established

pratiṣṭhitamestablished, set up

iṣṭiḥoffering; sacrificial rite

aṣṭākapālenawith an eight-pot-sherd (oblation)

kāryāto be done; should be performed

pathikṛtefor the path-maker (Agni as maker of paths)

agnayeto/for Agni

Speaker

मार्कण्डेय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Mārkaṇḍeya

Agni

Darśa (new-moon rite)

Paurṇamāsa (full-moon rite)

Aṣṭākapāla (eight-potsherd oblation)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

That dharma is sustained by regular discipline: one who is steady in foundational rites (new- and full-moon observances) should also sanctify practical life-events like travel through a prescribed offering to Agni, aligning action with reverence and order.

What is happening in the narrative?

Mārkaṇḍeya instructs about a specific Vedic procedure: after establishing the Darśa and Paurṇamāsa observances, one should perform an iṣṭi using an eight-potsherd oblation for Agni connected with travellers, indicating ritual guidance for safe and righteous journeying.