Shloka 14

उपहार-विधानम्, यक्षपूजा, रत्ननिध्युद्धारः

Offerings to Tryambaka; Yakṣa honors; Excavation of the Treasure

Devanagari script

अद्यैव नक्षत्रमहश्न पुण्यं यतामहे श्रेष्ठतमक्रियासु । अम्भोभिरद्येह वसाम राज- न्नुपोष्यतां चापि भवद्धिरद्य

Transliteration

adyaiva nakṣatra-mahaś ca puṇyaṃ yatāmahe śreṣṭhatama-kriyāsu | ambhobhir adyeha vasāma rājan upoṣyatāṃ cāpi bhavadbhir adya ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: “O King, today itself is marked by an auspicious constellation and a holy day. Therefore, let us begin today our effort toward the most excellent rites. As for us, we shall remain here today taking only water; and you too should observe a fast today.”

Word by Word

• अद्य: today
• अद्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य

• एव: indeed/only
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• नक्षत्रम्: constellation/asterism
• नक्षत्रम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: नक्षत्र
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• अहः: day
• अहः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहन्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

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

• पुण्यम्: auspicious/holy
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुण्य
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• यतामहे: we strive/endeavour
• Type: Verb
• Root: यत्
• Form: Present, Indicative, Atmanepada, First, Plural

• श्रेष्ठतम: in the best (most excellent)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रेष्ठतम
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Plural

• क्रियासु: in rites/actions
• क्रियासु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रिया
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Plural

• अम्भोभिः: with waters (only water)
• अम्भोभिः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अम्भस्
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• अद्य: today
• अद्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य

• इह: here
• इह: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह

• वसामः: we stay/live (subsist)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वस्
• Form: Present, Indicative, Parasmaipada, First, Plural

• राजन्: O king
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• उपोष्यताम्: let (it) be fasted / let fasting be done
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-वस्
• Form: Imperative, Imperative, Atmanepada, Third, Singular

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

• अपि: also/even
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• भवद्भिः: by you (honorific plural)
• भवद्भिः: Karana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: भवत्
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• अद्य: today
• अद्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• rājan (the King, addressed)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Righteous action is strengthened by discipline and proper observance: one should begin sacred duties at an auspicious time and support them with restraint (fasting, simplicity), aligning personal conduct with the gravity of the rite.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana reports that the speaker urges the king to commence the highest ritual actions immediately because the day and constellation are auspicious, and prescribes a water-only observance for themselves while instructing the king’s party to fast as part of the ritual preparation.