Shloka 19

Atithi-prāpti and the Brāhmaṇa’s Deliberation on Triadic Dharma (अतिथिप्राप्तिः धर्मत्रयविचारश्च)

Devanagari script

सुमन्तुर्जैमिनिश्वैव पैलश्व॒ सुदृढब्रत:

Transliteration

sumantur jaiminiś caiva pailaś ca sudṛḍha-vrataḥ

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: “Sumantu, Jaimini, and Paila as well—men of firm vows and steadfast discipline.”

Word by Word

• सुमन्तुः: Sumantu (a sage/name)
• सुमन्तुः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुमन्तु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• जैमिनिः: Jaimini (a sage/name)
• जैमिनिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: जैमिनि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

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

• पैलः: Paila (a sage/name)
• पैलः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पैल
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• सुदृढव्रतः: one of very firm vows/steadfast in vow
• सुदृढव्रतः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुदृढव्रत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Sumantu
• Jaimini
• Paila

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights that the preservation and transmission of sacred knowledge rests on ethical steadiness—teachers who are sudṛḍha-vrata, unwavering in vows, self-discipline, and commitment to dharma.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana is listing notable sages—Sumantu, Jaimini, and Paila—characterizing them as steadfast observers of vows, typically in the context of describing authoritative transmitters or custodians of traditional learning.