Shloka 29

Adhyāya 33: Antarvedī-Samāgama, Arghya-Nirṇaya, and Śiśupāla’s Objection

Devanagari script

अधियज्ञांश्न॒ सम्भारान्‌ धौम्योक्तान्‌ क्षिप्रमेव हि । समानयमन्तु पुरुषा यथायोगं यथाक्रमम्‌

Transliteration

adhiyajñāṁś ca sambhārān dhaumyoktān kṣipram eva hi | samānayantu puruṣā yathāyogaṁ yathākramam ||

Translation

Biarlah para pelayan segera menghimpun perlengkapan yajña—segala yang ditetapkan oleh Dhaumya—lalu menatanya dengan tepat guna dan menurut urutan yang semestinya.

Word by Word

• अधियज्ञान्: items pertaining to the sacrifice
• अधियज्ञान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अधियज्ञ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• सम्भारान्: materials, requisites
• सम्भारान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सम्भार
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• धौम्य-उक्तान्: said/indicated by Dhaumya
• धौम्य-उक्तान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धौम्य-उक्त
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• क्षिप्रम्: quickly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: क्षिप्र

• एव: indeed, just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• हि: for, indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि

• समानयन्तु: let them bring/collect
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-नी
• Form: Imperative (Lot), 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada

• पुरुषाः: men, attendants
• पुरुषाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरुष
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• यथा-योगम्: as appropriate, suitably
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा-योग

• यथा-क्रमम्: in due order, sequentially
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा-क्रम

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Dhaumya
• yajña (sacrifice)
• sambhāra (sacrificial requisites/materials)
• puruṣāḥ (attendants/men)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Sacred undertakings require prompt, orderly preparation and adherence to competent guidance; dharma is upheld through correct procedure (yathāyogam) and proper sequence (yathākramam).

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana reports an instruction that attendants should swiftly procure and assemble all sacrificial materials, specifically those prescribed by Dhaumya, arranging them appropriately and in the correct order for the yajña.