Shloka 27

Kaurava Court Hears of the Pāṇḍavas’ Forest Hardship (वैचित्रवीर्यवंशीयस्य राज्ञः करुणाविचारः)

Devanagari script

इष्टिं कृत्वा यथान्यायं सुसमिद्धे हुताशने

Transliteration

iṣṭiṃ kṛtvā yathānyāyaṃ susamiddhe hutāśane

Translation

Nachdem er das iṣṭi-Opfer ordnungsgemäß nach der vorgeschriebenen Regel vollzogen hatte, während das heilige Feuer hell loderte, (schritt er im Ritus weiter fort).

Word by Word

• इष्टिम्: sacrifice/oblation-rite (iṣṭi)
• इष्टिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: इष्टि
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• कृत्वा: having done/performed
• कृत्वा: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral), Non-finite

• यथा: as/according to
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा

• अन्यायम्: impropriety/what is not right
• अन्यायम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्याय
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• सुसमिद्धे: in (the fire) well-kindled
• सुसमिद्धे: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु-समिद्ध
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• हुताशने: in the fire (Agni; 'eater of oblations')
• हुताशने: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: हुताशन
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

Speaker

मार्कण्डेय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Mārkaṇḍeya (speaker)
• hutāśana (sacrificial fire)
• iṣṭi (sacrificial rite)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse foregrounds dharma as correct practice: sacred acts should be performed yathā-nyāyam—according to established rule—especially in ritual contexts where intention is joined to disciplined procedure.

What is happening in the narrative?

Mārkaṇḍeya describes a rite being carried out: an iṣṭi-sacrifice is completed in proper form, with the sacrificial fire well-kindled, setting the scene for the next ritual or narrative development.