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Shloka 10

आस्तीक-उपाख्यान-प्रस्तावः | Introduction to the Āstīka Narrative

आस्तीकस्य पिता हासीत्‌ प्रजापतिसम: प्रभु: । ब्रह्मचारी यताहारस्तपस्युग्रे रत: सदा,आस्तीकके पिता प्रजापतिके समान प्रभावशाली थे। ब्रह्मचारी होनेके साथ ही उन्होंने आहारपर भी संयम कर लिया था। वे सदा उग्र तपस्यामें संलग्न रहते थे

āstīkasya pitā hāsīt prajāpatisamaḥ prabhuḥ | brahmacārī yatāhāras tapasy ugre rataḥ sadā ||

Śaunaka sprach: Āstīkas Vater war ein mächtiger Mann, an Rang einem Prajāpati vergleichbar. Als Brahmacārin lebend und seine Nahrung zügelnd, war er stets strenger Askese hingegeben—ein Bild vollendeter Selbstzucht und geistlicher Autorität.

आस्तीकस्यof Āstīka
आस्तीकस्य:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootआस्तीक
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
पिताfather
पिता:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपितृ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
indeed/for emphasis
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
आसीत्was
आसीत्:
TypeVerb
Rootअस्
FormImperfect, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
प्रजापति-समःequal to Prajāpati
प्रजापति-समः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रजापति-सम
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
प्रभुःa mighty lord
प्रभुः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootप्रभु
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
ब्रह्मचारीa celibate/student (brahmacārin)
ब्रह्मचारी:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootब्रह्मचारिन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
यत-आहारःone with restrained food/intake
यत-आहारः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootयत-आहार
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तपसिin austerity
तपसि:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootतपस्
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
उग्रेfierce/terrible
उग्रे:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootउग्र
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
रतःengaged/devoted
रतः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootरम (क्त)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
सदाalways
सदा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसदा

शौनक उवाच

शौनक (Śaunaka)
आस्तीक (Āstīka)
आस्तीकस्य पिता (Āstīka’s father)
प्रजापति (Prajāpati)

Educational Q&A

The verse highlights dharmic self-governance: celibacy (brahmacarya), restraint in food (yatāhāra), and steadfast austerity (tapas) are presented as sources of spiritual power and moral authority.

Śaunaka describes Āstīka’s father as an exceptionally powerful, Prajāpati-like figure, emphasizing his ascetic lifestyle—celibacy, dietary restraint, and constant engagement in intense penance—to frame the spiritual pedigree behind Āstīka.