Shloka 21

Vyāsa’s Arrival at Janamejaya’s Sarpasatra; Commissioning of Vaiśaṃpāyana’s Recital (व्यासागमनम्)

Devanagari script

वाम्भि्मड्नलयुक्ताभिस्तोषयिष्येडद्य मातुल । यथा स यज्ञो नृपतेर्निवर्तिष्यति सत्तम,“मैंने कभी हँसी-मजाकमें भी झूठी बात नहीं कही है, फिर इस संकटके समय तो कह ही कैसे सकता हूँ। सत्पुरुषोंमें श्रेष्ठ मामाजी! सर्पयज्ञके लिये दीक्षित नृपश्रेष्ठ जनमेजयके पास जाकर अपनी मंगलमयी वाणीसे आज उन्हें ऐसा संतुष्ट करूँगा, जिससे राजाका वह यज्ञ बंद हो जायगा

Transliteration

vāgbhir maṅgalayuktābhis toṣayiṣye ’dya mātula | yathā sa yajño nṛpater nivartiṣyati sattama ||

Translation

Āstīka said: “O uncle, best among the virtuous, today I shall please the king with auspicious, well-chosen words, so that that sacrifice of the ruler will be brought to a halt.”

Word by Word

वाक्speech, word

अभिमर्दनcrushing; subduing (act/means)

युक्ताभिःendowed/connected (with)

तोषयिष्येI will satisfy/please

अद्यtoday

मातुलmaternal uncle

यथाso that; in such a way that

सःthat (he/it)

यज्ञःsacrifice; ritual

नृपतेःof the king

निवर्तिष्यतिwill cease/stop; will turn back

सत्तमO best of the good/virtuous

Speaker

आस्तीक उवाच

Characters & Entities

Āstīka

mātula (maternal uncle; addressed figure)

Janamejaya (king; implied by context of nṛpati and the snake-sacrifice)

yajña (sacrifice; serpent-sacrifice context)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes