Shloka 18
The Horse’s Journey
to Cyavana’s Hermitage
अश्विभ्यां भागदानं च कुर्वंतं निर्भयांतरम् । कथयामास भोः स्वामिन्दीयतामश्विनोर्बलि
aśvibhyāṃ bhāgadānaṃ ca kurvaṃtaṃ nirbhayāṃtaram | kathayāmāsa bhoḥ svāmindīyatāmaśvinorbali
ពេលឃើញគាត់ប្រគេនចំណែកសមគួរដល់អស្វិនទាំងពីរ ដោយមិនភ័យខ្លាច (មនុស្សម្នាក់) បាននិយាយថា៖ “ឱ ស្វាមី សូមប្រគេនបលិ (បូជា) ដល់អស្វិនទាំងពីរ។”
Unspecified (a narrator reports that someone addressed the 'svāmin')
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Sandhi Resolution Notes: स्वामिन्दीयतामश्विनोर्बलि = स्वामिन् + दीयताम् + अश्विनोः + बलिः (नकार-लोप/अनुस्वारादि सन्धि; ओः + ब = ओर्ब)
FAQs
The Aśvins are the twin Vedic deities associated with healing, dawn, and swift aid; they are often invoked in ritual contexts and receive a designated share of offerings.
Bhāgadāna means assigning or giving a proper portion/share—typically a prescribed allotment of an offering to a specific deity within a sacrificial or devotional rite.
The verse highlights performing one’s religious duty without inner fear (nirbhayāntaram) and giving each recipient their due share—an ethic of steadiness, fairness, and faithful observance.