Shloka 42

वंशानुकीर्तनम् — Genealogical Recitation from Dakṣa to Yayāti and the Establishment of the Paurava Line

Devanagari script

यज्ञसंस्तरविद्धिश्न क्रमशिक्षाविशारदै: । न्यायतत्त्वात्मविज्ञानसम्पन्नैवेंदपारगै:

Transliteration

yajñasaṁstaraviddhiṣṇa kramaśikṣāviśāradaiḥ | nyāyatattvātma-vijñāna-sampannair endapāragaiḥ ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: The rite was arranged and conducted by experts who were skilled in laying out the sacrificial ground and in the proper sequence of ritual instruction—men endowed with knowledge of right reasoning, true principles, and self-knowledge, and who had fully mastered the Vedic tradition.

Word by Word

यज्ञसंस्तरविद्धिश्नैःby those skilled in the ritual spread (yajña-bedding/arrangement)

क्रमशिक्षाविशारदैःby those expert in the sequential training/discipline (proper procedure)

न्यायतत्त्वात्मविज्ञानसम्पन्नैःby those endowed with knowledge of logic, principles, self, and true understanding

एवindeed/only

इन्दपारगैःby those who have gone to the far shore of the Veda/knowledge (fully accomplished)

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

yajña (sacrifice)

Veda

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse praises the ideal custodians of dharma: ritual specialists whose outer precision (proper arrangement and sequence) is matched by inner and intellectual virtues—sound judgment (nyāya), grasp of truth (tattva), and self-knowledge (ātma-vijñāna).

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana describes the sacrifice being carried out under the supervision of highly trained Brahmin experts, emphasizing their mastery of ritual procedure and Vedic learning, and their ethical-intellectual qualifications.