Shloka 11

Āraṇyaka-parva Adhyāya 199: Dharmavyādha on Svakarma, Vidhi, and the Limits of Ahiṃsā

Devanagari script

वसुमना अवतरेदित्यब्रवीदृषि:

Transliteration

vasumanā avatared ity abravīd ṛṣiḥ

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: The sage declared, “Let him descend (be born) endowed with wealth and prosperity,” indicating a deliberate, auspicious incarnation meant to uphold order and well-being.

Word by Word

• वसुमना: with/through wealth (or: with Vasuman)
• वसुमना: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसुमन्
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• अवतरेदिति: “may he descend/come down” (thus)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव√तॄ (अवतारयति/अवतरेत्) + इति
• Form: Optative (Vidhi-lin), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• अब्रवीत्: said/spoke
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू
• Form: Imperfect (Lan), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• ऋषिः: the sage
• ऋषिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• ṛṣi (sage)