Shloka 16

Brāhmaṇya-प्रश्नः — The Inquiry into Attaining Brāhmaṇya

Mataṅga–Gardabhī Itihāsa

Devanagari script

सप्तगड़े त्रिगड़े च इन्द्रमार्गे च तर्पपन्‌

Transliteration

saptagaḍe trigaḍe ca indramārge ca tarpaṇan

Translation

Ajaḍriya said: “By offering tarpaṇa—libations of water—and performing rites of satisfaction at the sacred stations called the ‘seven-fort’ and the ‘three-fort,’ and likewise along Indra’s path, one seeks to please the divine powers.”

Word by Word

• सप्तगडे: in/at the (place called) Saptagaḍa / the seven-fort (region)
• सप्तगडे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सप्तगड
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• त्रिगडे: in/at the (place called) Trigaḍa / the three-fort (region)
• त्रिगडे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रिगड
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• इन्द्रमार्गे: on/at Indra’s path (Indramārga)
• इन्द्रमार्गे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्रमार्ग
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• तर्पयन्: satisfying / propitiating
• तर्पयन्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: तृप्
• Form: शतृ (present active participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

अजड्रिय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Ajaḍri
• Indra
• Indramārga (Indra’s path)
• Saptagaḍa
• Trigaḍa

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights a dharmic emphasis on ritual propitiation (tarpaṇa): by performing prescribed offerings at recognized sacred stations and routes associated with the gods (here, Indra), one aims to please higher powers and accrue religious merit.

What is happening in the narrative?

Ajaḍri is describing acts of worship/ritual practice—specifically tarpaṇa—performed at particular named locations (‘Saptagaḍa’, ‘Trigaḍa’) and on ‘Indra’s path’, indicating a context of sacred geography and prescribed rites within the Anuśāsana Parva’s instructional discourse.