Shloka 12

Āśvamedha-dīkṣā-nirdeśaḥ — Scheduling the Initiation and Assigning Protection for the Horse

Devanagari script

सह वृष्ण्यन्धकव्याप्रैरुपासांचक्रिरे तदा | तत्र नानाविधाकारा: कथा: समभिकीरत्त्य वै

Transliteration

saha vṛṣṇyandhakavyāprair upāsāṃ cakrire tadā | tatra nānāvidhākārāḥ kathāḥ samabhikīrtya vai ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana berkata: Kemudian, bersama para pemuka tangguh dari wangsa Vṛṣṇi dan Andhaka, mereka memberi penghormatan dan menghadiri dengan takzim. Di sana, berbagai kisah dan riwayat dituturkan sebagaimana patutnya, lalu berlangsunglah perbincangan yang beragam—dalam suasana persaudaraan, ingatan, dan nasihat yang selaras dengan dharma setelah peristiwa besar.

Word by Word

• सह: together with
• सह: Karana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह
• Form: avyaya

• वृष्णि-अन्धक-व्याघ्रैः: with the lions among the Vrishnis and Andhakas
• वृष्णि-अन्धक-व्याघ्रैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृष्णि-अन्धक-व्याघ्र
• Form: masculine, instrumental, plural

• उपासान्: attendances; services; acts of waiting upon
• उपासान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपास
• Form: masculine, accusative, plural

• चक्रिरे: they performed; they did
• चक्रिरे: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: perfect (liṭ), 3rd person, plural, parasmaipada

• तदा: then
• तदा: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा
• Form: avyaya

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र
• Form: avyaya

• नाना-विध-आकाराः: of many kinds and forms
• नाना-विध-आकाराः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नाना-विध-आकार
• Form: feminine, nominative, plural

• कथाः: stories; conversations
• कथाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कथा
• Form: feminine, nominative, plural

• समभिकीरत्त्य: they recounted; they narrated
• समभिकीरत्त्य: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्+अभि+कीर्त्
• Form: imperfect (laṅ), 3rd person, plural, parasmaipada

• वै: indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै
• Form: avyaya

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Vṛṣṇis
• Andhakas

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights dharmic social conduct: honoring worthy persons through respectful attendance (upāsā) and sustaining communal harmony through thoughtful narration and discussion, especially after major events.

What is happening in the narrative?

A group, along with the prominent Vṛṣṇi-Andhaka figures, gathers and pays respectful attendance; in that setting they recount various stories and engage in many kinds of conversation.