Shloka 3

हयमेध

यज्ञोपक्रमः — Commencement of the Aśvamedha Preparations

Devanagari script

यज्ञो मे क्रियतां ब्रह्मन्यथोक्तं मुनिपुङ्गव।यथा न विघ्न: क्रियते यज्ञाङ्गेषु विधीयताम्।।1.13.3।।

Transliteration

te ca karmāntikāḥ sarve vasiṣṭhāya ca dhīmate |

sarvaṃ nivedayanti sma yajñe yad upakalpitam || 1.13.29 ||

Translation

અને યજ્ઞના સર્વ કર્મકર્તાઓએ ધીમાન વશિષ્ઠને યજ્ઞ માટે જે કંઈ યોગ્ય રીતે તૈયાર કરાયું હતું તે સર્વ વિગતે નિવેદન કર્યું.

Word by Word

• yajñaḥ: sacrifice
• yajñaḥ: Karma (कर्म) (logical object of kriyatām: 'let the sacrifice be done')
• Type: Noun
• Root: yajña (यज्ञ) (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative Singular

• me: my
• me: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध) (possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mad (अस्मद्) (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Genitive (षष्ठी) Singular: enclitic 'me' = 'of me/my'

• kriyatām: let (it) be performed
• kriyatām: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (कृ) (धातु)
• Form: Imperative (लोट्), 3rd person Singular, Ātmanepada (आत्मनेपद), passive sense: 'let it be done/performed'

• brahman: O Brahman
• brahman: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (ब्रह्मन्) (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative (सम्बोधन) Singular

• yathoktam: as prescribed
• yathoktam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā + ukta (यथा + उक्त) (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyayībhāva: 'as stated/according to what is said'; adverbial use

• munipuṅgava: O foremost of sages
• munipuṅgava: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni + puṅgava (मुनि + पुङ्गव) (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa ('bull/foremost among sages'); Masculine Vocative Singular

• yathā: so that
• yathā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध) (clause linker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, conjunction/adverb: 'so that/in such a way that'

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध) (negator)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, negation particle (निषेध)

• vighnaḥ: obstruction
• vighnaḥ: Karta (कर्ता) (subject of kriyate)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vighna (विघ्न) (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative Singular

• kriyate: occurs/is caused
• kriyate: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (कृ) (धातु)
• Form: Present (लट्), 3rd person Singular, Ātmanepada; passive/impersonal sense: 'is made/occurs'

• yajñāṅgeṣu: in the parts of the sacrifice
• yajñāṅgeṣu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण) (locus: 'in the sacrificial requisites')
• Type: Noun
• Root: yajña + aṅga (यज्ञ + अङ्ग) (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa ('limbs/parts of sacrifice'); Neuter Locative Plural

• vidhīyatām: let (it) be arranged
• vidhīyatām: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-dhā (वि + धा) (धातु)
• Form: Imperative (लोट्), 3rd person Singular, Ātmanepada, passive sense: 'let it be arranged/provided'

Context

"O foremost among ascetics O brahman, may the sacrifice be performed according to tradition in such a manner that the sacrifice is performed unhindered.

Characters & Entities

• Vasiṣṭha
• Yajña

FAQs

What is the core ethical principle (Dharma) in this verse?

Dharma includes accountability and transparency in sacred work: those responsible for tasks report completion to the supervising sage to prevent disorder or error in yajña.

What is the narrative situation?

As preparations conclude, the workers formally inform Vasiṣṭha that the sacrificial arrangements are complete.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Collective conscientiousness—organized labor aligned with ritual correctness under a wise authority.