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Shloka 306

Draupadī’s Instruction on Marital Conduct and Household Discipline (चित्तग्रहण-उपदेश)

तादृशं विद्धि सर्वेषामेको होषु हुताशन: । वेदोंमें "अद्भुत! नामक अग्निके माहात्म्यका जैसा वर्णन है, वैसा ही सब अग्नियोंका समझना चाहिये; क्योंकि इन सबमें एक ही अग्नितत्त्व विद्यमान है

tādṛśaṃ viddhi sarveṣām eko hoṣu hutāśanaḥ |

មារកណ្ឌេយៈបានមានព្រះវាចា៖ «ចូរយល់ថា ភ្លើងទាំងអស់មានសភាពដូចគ្នា; ព្រោះក្នុងភ្លើងទាំងអស់នោះ មានតែធាតុភ្លើងតែមួយដដែល។ ដូច្នេះ មហិមាដែលវេដាបានពណ៌នាអំពី ‘ភ្លើងអដ្ភុត’ គួរត្រូវទទួលស្គាល់ថា ជាមហិមារបស់ភ្លើងគ្រប់ទីកន្លែង»។

तादृशम्such (of that kind)
तादृशम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootतादृश
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
विद्धिknow; understand
विद्धि:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootविद्
FormImperative, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada
सर्वेषाम्of all
सर्वेषाम्:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural
एकःone; single
एकः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootएक
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
होषु(unclear; possibly 'among/indeed')
होषु:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहोषु
FormAs transmitted; likely a corrupt/variant reading
हुताशनःFire (Agni), 'eater of oblations'
हुताशनः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootहुताशन
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular

मार्कण्डेय उवाच

M
Mārkaṇḍeya
H
Hutāśana (Agni/Fire)

Educational Q&A

Though fires appear many in form and function, their underlying essence is one—Agni as a single elemental principle. Hence, praise of a particular ‘wondrous’ fire should be extended as praise of fire’s universal nature.

Mārkaṇḍeya is instructing his listener(s) in a reflective, doctrinal manner, drawing a general conclusion from a specific account of Agni’s greatness: the same sacred fire-principle pervades all manifestations of fire.