Shloka 126

उपहार-विधानम्, यक्षपूजा, रत्ननिध्युद्धारः

Offerings to Tryambaka; Yakṣa honors; Excavation of the Treasure

Devanagari script

इति निश्चित्य विप्रेन्द्रा: क्रियतां यदनन्तरम्‌ । “विप्रवरो! किसी शुभ नक्षत्र और शुभ दिनको इस कार्यकी सिद्धिके लिये आपलोग जो भी ठीक समझें

Transliteration

iti niścitya viprendrāḥ kriyatāṃ yad anantaram |

Translation

ເມື່ອໄດ້ຕົກລົງໃຈດັ່ງນັ້ນ ບັນດາຜູ້ປະເສີດໃນຫມູ່ “ຜູ້ເກີດສອງຄັ້ງ” ກ່າວວ່າ: «ໂອ ພຣາຫມັນຜູ້ຍອດ! ຈົ່ງເລືອກນັກສັດຕະຣາ (ນັກສະຕຣາ) ອັນເປັນມົງຄຸນ ແລະ ວັນອັນເປັນມົງຄຸນ, ແລ້ວໃຊ້ວິທີໃດກໍຕາມທີ່ພວກທ່ານເຫັນວ່າຖືກຄວນ ເພື່ອໃຫ້ການງານນີ້ສໍາເລັດ. ຢ່າໃຫ້ເກີດວ່າ ເຮົາຄ້າງຢູ່ນີ້ດ້ວຍຄວາມລັງເລ ຈົນເວລາຜ່ານໄປຫຼາຍເກີນ. ດັ່ງນັ້ນ ເມື່ອຕັດສິນໃຈໃຫ້ແນ່ນອນແລ້ວ ຈົ່ງເຮັດໃນທັນທີ ສິ່ງທີ່ຄວນເຮັດຕໍ່ໄປ.»

Word by Word

• [{'term': 'iti', 'definition': 'thus

• in this manner (concluding a thought)'}, {'term': 'niścitya', 'definition': 'having ascertained

• having decided (absolutive of niś-ci)'}, {'term': 'vipra', 'definition': 'Brahmin

• learned priest'}, {'term': 'indra (in viprendrāḥ)', 'definition': 'chief

• foremost (honorific compound element)'}, {'term': 'viprendrāḥ', 'definition': 'the foremost Brahmins (plural)'}, {'term': 'kriyatām', 'definition': 'let it be done

• do (passive imperative, polite injunction)'}, {'term': 'yat', 'definition': 'what

• that which'}, {'term': 'anantaram', 'definition': 'immediately after

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana (speaker)
• viprendrāḥ (foremost Brahmins)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

One should avoid paralysis by indecision: after due deliberation, act promptly and appropriately, especially in matters of duty and ritual where timing and orderly procedure support success.

What is happening in the narrative?

The leading Brahmins, having come to a conclusion, urge that the next step be carried out immediately—selecting an auspicious time and performing the necessary measures—so that the undertaking is not delayed by lingering uncertainty.