Shloka 133

Āśvamedha-dīkṣā-nirdeśaḥ — Scheduling the Initiation and Assigning Protection for the Horse

Devanagari script

उपयोक्तुं तदिच्छामि वाजिमेथे महाक्रतौ । “भगवन्‌! आपकी कृपासे जो वह रत्न लाया गया है, उसका अश्वमेध नामक महायज्ञमें मैं उपयोग करना चाहता हूँ

Transliteration

upayoktuṃ tad icchāmi vājimethe mahākratau |

Translation

Vaiśampāyana sprach: „Mit deiner Erlaubnis wünsche ich, jenes (kostbare Stück) im großen Opfer—dem Aśvamedha—zu verwenden, damit das, was durch deine Gnade erlangt wurde, einem dharmischen Zweck geweiht werde.“

Word by Word

• उपयोक्तुम्: to use, to employ
• उपयोक्तुम्: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-युज्
• Form: तुमुन् (infinitive), परस्मैपद-भाव (usage infinitive), singular

• तत्: that (thing)
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

• इच्छामि: I desire, I wish
• इच्छामि: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: इष्
• Form: लट् (present indicative), 1st, singular, परस्मैपद

• वाजिमेथे: in the Aśvamedha (horse-sacrifice)
• वाजिमेथे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाजिमेथ
• Form: masculine, locative, singular

• महाक्रतौ: in the great sacrifice/rite
• महाक्रतौ: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाक्रतु
• Form: masculine, locative, singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśaṃpāyana
• Aśvamedha (Vājimedha)
• ratna (precious object, implied by the accompanying Hindi gloss)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Resources gained through favor or fortune should be redirected toward dharmic ends—here, consecrated into a major Vedic rite—emphasizing gratitude, accountability, and the ethical use of wealth/power.

What is happening in the narrative?

The speaker expresses the intention to use a particular valuable item (a ‘ratna’ brought by someone’s grace) as part of the preparations or offerings for the great Aśvamedha sacrifice.