Shloka 76

Adhyāya 283: Varṇa-vṛtti, Nyāya-ārjana, and the Decline-and-Restoration of Dharma (वर्णवृत्तिः न्यायार्जनं च)

Devanagari script

इन्द्रेण सहिता: सर्वे आगता यज्ञभागिन: । आदित्य, वसु, रुद्र, साध्य और मरुदगण--ये सब-के-सब इन्द्रके साथ यज्ञमें भाग लेनेके लिये वहाँ पधारे थे

Transliteration

vaiśampāyana uvāca | indreṇa sahitāḥ sarve āgatā yajñabhāginaḥ | ādityā vasavaḥ rudrāḥ sādhyāḥ marudgaṇāś ca—te sarve indreṇa saha yajñe bhāga-grahaṇāya tatra samupāgatāḥ |

Translation

Vaiśampāyana sprach: Alle, die rechtmäßig Anteil an der Opfergabe hatten, kamen zusammen mit Indra. Die Ādityas, Vasus, Rudras, Sādhyas und die Scharen der Maruts—sie alle ohne Ausnahme—erschienen dort mit Indra, um im Opfer ihre zugewiesenen Anteile zu empfangen.

Word by Word

• इन्द्रेण: with/by Indra
• इन्द्रेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• सहिता: accompanied (together)
• सहिता: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सहित
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• आगता: having come / arrived
• आगता: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-गम्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• यज्ञभागिन: sharers/participants in the sacrifice
• यज्ञभागिन: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: यज्ञभागिन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Indra
• Ādityas
• Vasus
• Rudras
• Sādhyas
• Maruts
• Yajña (sacrifice)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores dharmic order in ritual life: when a sacrifice is properly arranged, the rightful recipients (the gods and their classes) are honored with their due shares, reflecting reciprocity and cosmic harmony.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana narrates that Indra arrives at the sacrifice accompanied by major divine groups—Ādityas, Vasus, Rudras, Sādhyas, and Maruts—who assemble to receive their respective portions of the offerings.