Shloka 32

Devanagari script

यज्ञाड़ान्यपि चैतानि यज्ञोक्तान्यनुपूर्वश: । विधिना विधियुक्तानि धारयन्ति परस्परम्‌

Transliteration

yajñādāny api caitāni yajñoktāny anupūrvaśaḥ | vidhinā vidhiyuktāni dhārayanti parasparam ||

Translation

Kapila dijo: «También estos—comenzando por el sacrificio (yajña) y lo demás—son los elementos sucesivos expuestos en la enseñanza sobre el yajña. Cuando cada uno se realiza conforme a su regla propia y con la disciplina que le corresponde, se sostienen y se mantienen mutuamente».

Word by Word

यज्ञान्sacrifices

अन्यान्other

अपिalso/even

चand

एतानिthese

यज्ञोक्तानिprescribed/said in (the context of) sacrifice

अनुपूर्वशःin due order, successively

विधिनाby rule/according to procedure

विधियुक्तानिendowed with/connected with proper rule

धारयन्तिsupport/maintain/hold

परस्परम्mutually, one another

Speaker

कपिल उवाच

Characters & Entities

Kapila

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Kapila emphasizes that dharmic practices taught in the context of yajña form an ordered system: when each is carried out with correct procedure and discipline, the practices reinforce each other and collectively uphold the moral-religious life.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the Śānti Parva’s instructional dialogue, Kapila is explaining a structured sequence of yajña-related duties or components, stressing proper observance (vidhi) and their mutual support as part of a coherent ethical-ritual framework.