Shloka 3

Āstīka Stops the Sarpa-satra; Royal Closure and Protective Phalaśruti (आस्तीकः सर्पसत्रनिवर्तनम्)

Devanagari script

सर्व विस्तरशस्तात भवाझुछंसितुमहति । सर्पसत्रविधानज्ञविज्ञेया: के च सूतज,तात! ये सब बातें आप विस्तारपूर्वक बताइये। सूतपुत्र! यह भी सूचित कीजिये कि सर्पसत्रकी विधिको जाननेवाले दिद्दानोंमें श्रेष्ठ समझे जानेयोग्य कौन-कौनसे महर्षि वहाँ उपस्थित थे

Transliteration

sarvaṃ vistaraśas tāta bhavān uccheṃsitum arhati | sarpasatravidhānajñā vijñeyāḥ ke ca sūtaja ||

Translation

Śaunaka said: “Dear one, you should recount all of this in full detail. And, O son of the Sūta, please also indicate which sages were present there who were regarded as foremost among those learned in the proper procedure of the serpent-sacrifice.”

Word by Word

सर्वम्all (this)

विस्तरशःin detail

तातdear one / sir (address)

भवbe / please (do)

आचक्षस्वtell, relate

इदम्this

महतिin the great (matter) / at length

सर्पसत्रविधानज्ञाःknowers of the procedure of the snake-sacrifice

विज्ञेयाःto be identified/known

केwhich (ones)? who?

चand

सूतजO son of a charioteer (Suta)

तातO dear one / sir

Speaker

शौनक उवाच

Characters & Entities

Śaunaka

Sūta-putra (Sauti/Ugraśravas)

Sarpasatra (serpent-sacrifice)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes