Shloka 9

Devanagari script

त्वयाग्नौ ते परीताश्ष स्वयं हि मम संनिधौ । प्रतिश्रुतं तथा चेति ज्वलनेन महात्मना,“मेरे पास ही तुमने अग्निदेवको स्वयं अपने पुत्र सौंपे थे और उन महात्मा अग्निने भी उनकी रक्षाके लिये प्रतिज्ञा की थी

Transliteration

tvayāgnau te parītāś ca svayaṁ hi mama saṁnidhau | pratiśrutaṁ tathā ceti jvalanena mahātmanā ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana sprach: „In meiner Gegenwart hast du jene Söhne Agni selbst anvertraut, und der großherzige Herr des Feuers gab ebenfalls sein Wort, sie zu schützen. Darum ist dieses Versprechen, offen ausgesprochen, bindend und kann nicht beiseitegeschoben werden.“

Word by Word

त्वयाby you

अग्नौin/unto Agni (fire-god)

तेof you / your

परीताःwere entrusted/handed over

स्वयम्yourself

हिindeed

ममof me / my

संनिधौin (my) presence

प्रतिश्रुतम्a promise (was made) / promised

तथाthus/so

चand

इतिthus (quotative)

ज्वलनेनby Jvalana (Agni)

महात्मनाby the great-souled one

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Agni (Jvalana)

sons/children (unnamed in this verse)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

A pledge made openly before a witness—especially involving a divine guardian—creates a strong ethical obligation (dharma) to honor one’s word and uphold entrusted protection.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana recalls that, in his presence, someone entrusted certain sons to Agni, and Agni in turn promised to protect them—invoking the authority of witnessed vows to affirm responsibility and accountability.