Shloka 42

Saptasārasvata-tīrtha-prasaṅgaḥ | The Saptasārasvata Pilgrimage Account and the Maṅkaṇaka Narrative

Devanagari script

उषित्वा च महाभागास्तस्मिन्‌ सत्रे यथाविधि

Transliteration

uṣitvā ca mahābhāgās tasmin satre yathāvidhi

Translation

Y aquellos nobles, habiendo permanecido en aquella sesión sacrificial conforme al rito prescrito, observaron debidamente la ceremonia según lo exigen la tradición y la regla.

Word by Word

• उषित्वा: having stayed/dwelt
• उषित्वा: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: वस् (उष्-आदेश)
• Form: क्त्वा, कर्तरि, पूर्वकाल (absolutive/gerund)

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

• महाभागाः: the fortunate/noble ones
• महाभागाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाभाग
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• तस्मिन्: in that
• तस्मिन्: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Locative, Singular

• सत्रे: in the sacrificial session/rite
• सत्रे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्र
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• यथा: as, according to
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा

• विधि: the prescribed rule/ritual procedure
• विधि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: विधि
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• वैशम्पायन (Vaiśampāyana)
• सत्र (satra, sacrificial session)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse foregrounds dharma as disciplined conformity to prescribed conduct (vidhi), suggesting that moral and social order is sustained through careful observance of sacred duties, not merely through intention.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana states that certain eminent persons remained at a satra (a long sacrificial gathering) and completed their stay and observances according to proper ritual procedure.