Shloka 12

उपहार-विधानम्, यक्षपूजा, रत्ननिध्युद्धारः

Offerings to Tryambaka; Yakṣa honors; Excavation of the Treasure

Devanagari script

यथा भवन्तो मन्यन्ते कर्तुमर्हन्ति तत्‌ तथा । न न: कालात्ययो वै स्यादिहैव परिलम्बताम्‌

Transliteration

yathā bhavanto manyante kartum arhanti tat tathā | na naḥ kālātyayo vai syād ihaiva parilambatām ||

Translation

Vaiśaṃpāyana said: “Do exactly as you deem fit and are entitled to do. Only, let there not be any loss of time for us—let it be carried out here and now, without delay.”

Word by Word

यथाas, in the manner that

भवन्तःyou (honored persons)

मन्यन्तेthink, consider

कर्तुम्to do

अर्हन्तिare able/fit, deserve

तत्that (thing)

तथाso, thus

नnot

नःof us, our

कालात्ययःpassing of time; delay; lapse of time

वैindeed, surely

स्यात्might be, should be

इहhere

एवjust, indeed

परिलम्बताम्let them wait/linger; let there be delay

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśaṃpāyana

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Act according to proper judgment and rightful authority, but do not let indecision or postponement waste the appropriate time; timeliness is an ethical duty in carrying out what is to be done.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśaṃpāyana, narrating events, conveys an instruction to respected listeners/participants to proceed as they see fit, while urging that the matter be completed immediately without delay.