Shloka 24

Marutta Seeks Saṃvarta’s Priestly Support; Conditions, Truth-Discipline, and Rival Powers

Devanagari script

संवर्त उवाच आविक्षित शुभा बुद्धिर्वर्ततां तव कर्मसु । याजनं हि ममाप्येव वर्तते हृदि पार्थिव

Transliteration

Saṁvarta uvāca: āvikṣita śubhā buddhir vartatāṁ tava karmasu | yājanaṁ hi mamāpy eva vartate hṛdi pārthiva ||

Translation

Saṁvarta said: “O Āvikṣita, may your noble understanding remain steadily engaged in righteous deeds. O king, in my own heart too there truly abides the wish to officiate at your sacrifice.”

Word by Word

• संवर्तः: Samvarta (name of the speaker)
• संवर्तः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: संवर्त
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उवाच: said/spoke
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect (Paroksha-bhuta), Third, Singular

• आविक्षित: O Avikṣit (addressed person)
• आविक्षित: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: आविक्षित
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• शुभा: auspicious, good
• शुभा: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• बुद्धिः: intellect, understanding
• बुद्धिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: बुद्धि
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• वर्तताम्: may it remain/continue; let it be engaged
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृत्
• Form: Imperative, Third, Singular, Atmanepada

• तव: of you/your
• तव: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: —, Genitive, Singular

• कर्मसु: in actions/deeds
• कर्मसु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन्
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Plural

• याजनम्: the act of officiating a sacrifice; conducting a yajña (for another)
• याजनम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: याजन
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• हि: indeed, for
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि

• मम: of me/my
• मम: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: —, Genitive, Singular

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

• एव: certainly, indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• वर्तते: exists, remains, is present (in the mind)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृत्
• Form: Present, Third, Singular, Atmanepada

• हृदि: in the heart/mind
• हृदि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृद्
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• पार्थिव: O king, O ruler of the earth
• पार्थिव: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थिव
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

संवर्त उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Saṁvarta
• Āvikṣit
• pārthiva (the king)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Right intention and steady discernment should guide a ruler’s actions; ritual authority (the priest’s role) is framed as service rooted in sincere inner resolve rather than mere outward performance.

What is happening in the narrative?

The sage Saṁvarta addresses Āvikṣit/the king, blessing him that his mind remain fixed on good deeds, and adds that he himself harbors the desire to conduct the king’s sacrifice.