Shloka 11

अष्टमः सर्गः

Daśaratha Resolves on the Aśvamedha (Horse-Sacrifice) for Progeny

Devanagari script

ऊचुश्च परमप्रीतास्सर्वे दशरथं वच:।सम्भारास्सम्भ्रियन्तां ते तुरगश्च विमुच्यताम्।।।।

Transliteration

ūcuś ca paramaprītāḥ sarve daśarathaṃ vacaḥ | sambhārāḥ sambhriyantāṃ te turagaś ca vimucyatām || 1.8.11 ||

Translation

પરમ પ્રસન્ન થયેલા સૌએ દશરથને કહ્યું: “યજ્ઞ માટેના સર્વ સામાન એકત્ર કરાવો, અને યજ્ઞાશ્વને મુક્ત કરાવો.”

Word by Word

• ऊचुः: said
• ऊचुः: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural), परस्मैपद

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• परमप्रीताः: highly pleased
• परमप्रीताः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम + प्रीत (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural); कर्मधारय: परमाः प्रीताः = 'very pleased'

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• दशरथम्: to Daśaratha (addressing him)
• दशरथम्: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दशरथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• वचः: words
• वचः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• सम्भाराः: materials/requisites
• सम्भाराः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सम्भार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• सम्भ्रियन्ताम्: let (them) be gathered
• सम्भ्रियन्ताम्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + भृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural), कर्मणि-प्रयोग (Passive): 'let them be collected'

• ते: your
• ते: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन (Singular)

• तुरगः: the horse
• तुरगः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तुरग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• विमुच्यताम्: let (it) be released
• विमुच्यताम्: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + मुच् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), कर्मणि-प्रयोग (Passive): 'let it be released'

Context

Highly pleased, they all said to king Dasaratha, "Requisite articles be collected for the sacrifice and the horse be released."

Characters & Entities

• Daśaratha
• brahmins
• sacrificial horse (turaga)
• Aśvamedha (implied by horse-release)

FAQs

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

Dharma requires right means (nyāya): even a personal longing (for heirs) is pursued through sanctioned, orderly, and community-validated ritual procedure.

What is the narrative situation?

The priests instruct Daśaratha to begin formal arrangements for the Aśvamedha by collecting materials and releasing the horse.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Collective responsibility and procedural integrity—religious specialists guide the king to act correctly and methodically.