Shloka 45

Jarītā–Śārṅgā-saṃvāda: Ākhu-haraṇa and the Approach of Agni (आखुहरणं अग्न्यागमनश्च)

Devanagari script

नास्माकमेष विषयो वर्तते याजनं प्रति,“राजन! यज्ञ कराना हमारा काम नहीं है; परंतु तुमने यही वर माँगनेके लिये भारी तपस्या की है, अतः परंतप नरेश! मैं एक शर्तपर तुम्हारा यज्ञ कराऊँगा'

Transliteration

na asmākam eṣa viṣayo vartate yājanaṁ prati | rājan! yajñaṁ kārayituṁ asmākaṁ kāryaṁ na asti; parantu tvayā etad eva varaṁ prārthayituṁ bhāri tapasā kṛtā; ataḥ parantapa nareśa! ahaṁ eka-śartena tava yajñaṁ kārayiṣyāmi ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: “O King, conducting sacrifices is not within our proper sphere of duty. Yet you have undertaken severe austerities precisely to obtain this boon. Therefore, O scorcher of foes, O lord of men, I will have your sacrifice performed—but only on one condition.”

Word by Word

नnot

अस्माकम्of us / our

एषःthis

विषयःdomain / concern / business

वर्ततेexists / applies / is (the case)

याजनम्causing (someone) to perform a sacrifice / officiating a sacrifice

प्रतिtowards / with regard to

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

rājan (the king, unnamed here)

yajña (sacrifice/ritual)

Sandhi Notes