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
Et ces nobles êtres, demeurés dans cette session sacrificielle selon le rite prescrit, accomplirent dûment la cérémonie comme l’exigent la tradition et la règle.
Word by Word
उषित्वाhaving stayed/dwelt
उषित्वा:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootवस् (उष्-आदेश)
Formक्त्वा, कर्तरि, पूर्वकाल (absolutive/gerund)
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
महाभागाःthe fortunate/noble ones
महाभागाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमहाभाग
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
तस्मिन्in that
तस्मिन्:
Adhikarana
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Locative, Singular
सत्रेin the sacrificial session/rite
सत्रे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootसत्र
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
यथाas, according to
यथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा
विधिthe prescribed rule/ritual procedure
विधि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootविधि
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Characters & Entities
व
वैशम्पायन (Vaiśampāyana)स
सत्र (satra, sacrificial session)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
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.
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.