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Shloka 1

सप्तहोतृ-विधानम् एवं इन्द्रिय–मनःसंवादः

The Seven Hotṛs and the Debate of Senses and Mind

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brāhmaṇa uvāca | atrāpy udāharantīmam itihāsaṁ purātanam | subhage sapta-hotṝṇāṁ vidhānam iha yādṛśam |

ബ്രാഹ്മണൻ പറഞ്ഞു—ഇതേ വിഷയത്തിൽ ഇവിടെ ഒരു പുരാതന ഇതിഹാസം ഉദാഹരണമായി ഉദ്ധരിക്കപ്പെടുന്നു. സുഭഗേ! ഇവിടെ ഉപദേശിച്ചിരിക്കുന്നപോലെ സപ്ത ഹോതൃകളുടെ യാഗവിധാനം എങ്ങനെയാണെന്ന് കേൾക്കുക.

अत्रhere, in this matter
अत्र:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअत्र
अपिalso, even
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
उदाहरन्तिthey cite, they adduce
उदाहरन्ति:
TypeVerb
Rootउद्-आ-हृ
FormPresent (Lat), 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada
इमम्this
इमम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
इतिहासम्story, historical account
इतिहासम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootइतिहास
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
पुरातनम्ancient, old
पुरातनम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootपुरातन
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
सुभगेO fortunate lady
सुभगे:
TypeNoun
Rootसुभग
FormFeminine, Vocative, Singular
सप्तseven
सप्त:
TypeAdjective
Rootसप्त
होतॄणाम्of the priests/offerers (hotṛs)
होतॄणाम्:
TypeNoun
Rootहोतृ
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
विधानम्arrangement, prescription, ordinance
विधानम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootविधान
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
इहhere (in this context)
इह:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइह
यादृशम्as it is, of what kind
यादृशम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootयादृश
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular

ब्राह्मण उवाच

B
Brāhmaṇa (speaker)
S
Subhagā (addressed woman)
S
Sapta Hotṛs (seven officiants/priests)
I
Itihāsa (ancient illustrative narrative)

Educational Q&A

The verse frames instruction through precedent: ethical and ritual understanding is strengthened by citing an ancient illustrative narrative, introducing the prescribed ‘seven hotṛs’ as a model for understanding sacrifice (often read allegorically as mind, intellect, and senses functioning in disciplined harmony).

A Brāhmaṇa begins a discourse by telling an addressed woman (‘Subhagā’) that an old itihāsa will be quoted as an example, and he invites her to hear the established ordinance concerning a sacrifice involving seven officiants.