Shloka 15
अश्वमेधावसानम् — Dakṣiṇā-vibhāga and Avabhṛtha
Completion of the Aśvamedha
Devanagari script
आगमेनैव ते यज्ञं कुर्वन्तु यदि चेच्छसि
Transliteration
āgamenaiva te yajñaṃ kurvantu yadi cecchasi
Translation
Vaiśampāyana said: “If you so desire, let them perform your sacrifice strictly in accordance with the received tradition and authoritative procedure.”
Word by Word
आगमेनby (your) coming/arrival
आगमेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootआगम
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
एवindeed/only
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
तेof you/your
ते:
Sampradana
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
FormGenitive, Singular
यज्ञम्sacrifice
यज्ञम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootयज्ञ
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
कुर्वन्तुlet them perform
कुर्वन्तु:
TypeVerb
Rootकृ
FormImperative, Third, Plural, Parasmaipada
यदिif
यदि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयदि
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
इच्छसिyou desire/wish
इच्छसि:
TypeVerb
Rootइष्
FormPresent, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Characters & Entities
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VaiśampāyanaCharacter Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Cross References
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
Ritual action should be grounded in authorized tradition (āgama) rather than personal whim; even a king’s sacrifice is to be conducted according to established dharmic procedure.
The narrator Vaiśampāyana reports an instruction or permission: if the addressed person agrees, the officiants should carry out the intended sacrifice following the proper traditional rules.