Shloka 9

Devanagari script

सम्पादितं ब्रह्मविदा पूर्वमेव पुरोधसा । कृत्वा प्रदक्षिणं यत्नादुपस्थाय च भास्करम्‌

Transliteration

sampāditaṃ brahmavidā pūrvam eva purodhasā | kṛtvā pradakṣiṇaṃ yatnād upasthāya ca bhāskaram ||

Translation

Sanjaya said: Having already made the proper arrangements through the royal priest—one who is a knower of sacred lore—he then, with careful effort, performed the rite of circumambulation and stood in reverent attendance upon the Sun. The scene underscores the warrior’s reliance on consecrated counsel and disciplined devotion before entering perilous action.

Word by Word

• सम्पादितम्: prepared, arranged, accomplished
• सम्पादितम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्+पद् (धातु) → सम्पादित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• ब्रह्मविदा: by a knower of Brahman
• ब्रह्मविदा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मविद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• पूर्वम्: formerly, beforehand
• पूर्वम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पूर्व (प्रातिपदिक)

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

• पुरोधसा: by the family priest
• पुरोधसा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरोधस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• कृत्वा: having done
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive (Gerund)

• प्रदक्षिणम्: circumambulation (keeping to the right)
• प्रदक्षिणम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रदक्षिण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• यत्नात्: with effort, carefully
• यत्नात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: यत्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Ablative, Singular

• उपस्थाय: having approached, having attended upon
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप+स्था (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive (Gerund)

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

• भास्करम्: the Sun (Bhāskara)
• भास्करम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भास्कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• purohita (royal priest)
• Bhāskara (Sūrya, the Sun)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Before undertaking grave, violent, or morally weighty action, one should seek proper guidance (purohita/brahmavid) and align oneself with disciplined, reverent conduct. The verse highlights that power in war is not merely physical; it is also grounded in right preparation, restraint, and acknowledgement of higher order (dharma and sacred rite).

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that the person in focus first had the necessary rites and arrangements completed by the royal priest, then performed pradakṣiṇā and offered reverent attendance to the Sun (Bhāskara), indicating a formal, auspicious preparation immediately preceding the ensuing martial events.