Shloka 6
आस्तीक-वरप्रदानम् (Āstīka’s Boon and the Interruption of the Sarpa-satra)
Devanagari script
ऋत्विज ऊचु: अस्ति राजन् महत् सत्र त्वदर्थ देवनिर्मितम् । सर्पसत्रमिति ख्यातं पुराणे परिपठ्यते,ऋत्विजोंने कहा--राजन्! इसके लिये एक महान् यज्ञ है, जिसका देवताओंने आपके लिये पहलेसे ही निर्माण कर रखा है। उसका नाम है सर्पसत्र। पुराणोंमें उसका वर्णन आया है
Word by Word
ऋत्विजःthe priests (ṛtviks)
ऋत्विजः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootऋत्विज्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
ऊचुःsaid
ऊचुः:
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
FormPerfect (Paroksha-bhuta), 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada
अस्तिthere is
अस्ति:
TypeVerb
Rootअस्
FormPresent, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
राजन्O king
राजन्:
TypeNoun
Rootराजन्
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
महत्great
महत्:
TypeAdjective
Rootमहत्
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
सत्रम्a sacrificial session (sattra)
सत्रम्:
TypeNoun
Rootसत्र
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
त्वदर्थम्for your sake
त्वदर्थम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootत्वदर्थ
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
देवनिर्मितम्made by the gods
देवनिर्मितम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootदेवनिर्मित
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle), निर्मा/मा (to make, build) with नि-
सर्पसत्रम्the snake-sacrifice (Sarpa-sattra)
सर्पसत्रम्:
TypeNoun
Rootसर्पसत्र
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
इतिthus; as
इति:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति
ख्यातम्known; famed
ख्यातम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootख्यात
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle), ख्या (to be known)
पुराणेin the Purāṇa/ancient lore
पुराणे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootपुराण
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
परिपठ्यतेis recited; is mentioned
परिपठ्यते:
TypeVerb
Rootपठ्
FormPresent, 3rd, Singular, Passive (Karmani), Atmanepada, परि-
Speaker
जनमेजय उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Cross References
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes