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Shloka 9

जरितारौ कुल॑ होतज्ज्येष्ठत्वेन प्रतिष्ठितम्‌ सारिसृक्‍्क: प्रजायेत पितृणां कुलवर्धन:,पुत्रो! तुम्हारे निर्दयी पिता पहले ही यह कहकर चल दिये कि “जरितारि ज्येष्ठ है, अतः इस कुलकी रक्षाका भार इसीपर होगा। दूसरा पुत्र सारिसृक्क अपने पितरोंके कुलकी वृद्धि करनेवाला होगा। स्तम्बमित्र तपस्या करेगा और द्रोण ब्रह्मवेत्ताओंमें श्रेष्ठ होगा"

Vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca: Jaritārau kule hotaj jyeṣṭhatvena pratiṣṭhitam; Sārisṛkkaḥ prajāyeta pitṝṇāṃ kulavardhanaḥ; Stambhamitraḥ tapasā yuktas tapasyāṃ pravartsyati; Droṇaś ca brahmavettṝṇāṃ śreṣṭho bhaviṣyati.

Vaiśampāyana dit : « Votre père, dur et sans tendresse, était déjà parti après avoir proclamé ceci : “Jaritarī est l’aîné ; il est donc établi comme celui qui portera la charge de protéger la lignée. Le second fils, Sārisṛkka, naîtra pour accroître la famille des ancêtres. Stambhamitra pratiquera les austérités, et Droṇa deviendra le premier parmi les connaisseurs de Brahman.” »

जरितारौthe two Jaritars (Jaritar and his counterpart)
जरितारौ:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootजरितृ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Dual
कुलम्family, lineage
कुलम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootकुल
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
होतत्the Hotṛ priest
होतत्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootहोतृ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
ज्येष्ठत्वेनby (virtue of) seniority
ज्येष्ठत्वेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootज्येष्ठत्व
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
प्रतिष्ठितम्established, set (in place)
प्रतिष्ठितम्:
Karma
TypeVerb
Rootप्रति-स्था
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
सारिसृक्Sārisṛk (proper name)
सारिसृक्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसारिसृक्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
प्रजायेतshould be born / would be born
प्रजायेत:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootप्र-जन
FormOptative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Atmanepada
पितृणाम्of the fathers/ancestors
पितृणाम्:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootपितृ
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
कुलवर्धनःincreaser of the lineage
कुलवर्धनः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootकुलवर्धन
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular

वैशमग्पायन उवाच

V
Vaiśaṃpāyana
J
Jaritarī
S
Sārisṛkka
S
Stambhamitra
D
Droṇa
P
pitṛ (forefathers/ancestors)
K
kula (lineage)

Educational Q&A

The verse frames dharma in terms of inherited responsibility: the eldest is charged with protecting the lineage, another is destined to expand it, one pursues tapas, and one excels in Brahman-knowledge—showing differentiated duties (svadharma) within a family for the welfare of ancestors and descendants.

Vaiśaṃpāyana reports a prior declaration by a father who, before leaving, assigns or foretells the roles of his sons: Jaritarī as the senior guardian of the family, Sārisṛkka as the lineage-enhancer, Stambhamitra as an ascetic, and Droṇa as preeminent among Brahman-knowers.