Shloka 3

Instruction on All Dharma

in the context of Rāma’s Aśvamedha

Devanagari script

मनोवेगः सर्वगतिरुच्चैःश्रवस्समप्रभः । वाजिमेधे हयः प्रोक्तः शुभलक्षणलक्षितः

Transliteration

manovegaḥ sarvagatiruccaiḥśravassamaprabhaḥ | vājimedhe hayaḥ proktaḥ śubhalakṣaṇalakṣitaḥ

Translation

その馬は思いのごとく速く、あらゆる所へ至り、ウッチャイフシュラヴァスのように輝く。アシュヴァメーダの祭儀において、そのような馬こそ適格と宣言され、吉祥の徴により際立つ。

Word by Word

• mano-vegaḥ: mind-swift
• mano-vegaḥ: Karta (Predicate noun/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manas + vega (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (‘speed of mind’ = mind-swift)

• sarva-gatiḥ: all-going, omnipresent in movement
• sarva-gatiḥ: Karta (Predicate/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva + gati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (‘having all movement/going everywhere’)

• uccaiḥśravas-sama-prabhaḥ: of splendor like Uccaiḥśravas
• uccaiḥśravas-sama-prabhaḥ: Karta (Predicate/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: uccaiḥśravas + sama + prabha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (‘having splendor equal to Uccaiḥśravas’)

• vāji-medhe: in the Aśvamedha
• vāji-medhe: Adhikaraṇa (Context/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāji-medha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (‘horse-sacrifice’)

• hayaḥ: horse
• hayaḥ: Karta (Topic/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: haya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन

• proktaḥ: is said/declared
• proktaḥ: Kriyā (Predicative/क्रिया-समकक्ष)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√vac (वच् धातु) → prokta (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; वाक्ये विधेय-रूपेण (predicate participle)

• śubha-lakṣaṇa-lakṣitaḥ: marked with auspicious characteristics
• śubha-lakṣaṇa-lakṣitaḥ: Karta (Predicate/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śubha + lakṣaṇa + lakṣita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (‘marked by auspicious signs’)

Speaker

Unspecified (narrative voice within the Adhyaya)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: celestial_realm

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: sarvagatiruccaiḥśravas-samaprabhaḥ = sarva-gatiḥ + uccaiḥśravas-sama-prabhaḥ; vājimedhe = vāji-medhe; śubhalakṣaṇalakṣitaḥ = śubha-lakṣaṇa-lakṣitaḥ.

Characters & Entities

• Uccaiḥśravas
• Aśvamedha (Vājimedha)

FAQs

Who is Uccaiḥśravas, and why is he used as a comparison here?

Uccaiḥśravas is the divine, celestial horse famed for extraordinary splendor; comparing the sacrificial horse to him emphasizes ideal radiance and excellence.

What is the Aśvamedha (Vājimedha) referenced in this verse?

It is a major royal Vedic horse-sacrifice associated with sovereignty and ritual legitimacy; the verse notes the required qualities of the horse used for it.

What is the ethical or practical lesson implied by “auspicious marks”?

It underscores ritual discernment: important undertakings are to be performed with proper qualifications and careful selection, not casually or without standards.