Shloka 48
Brahmā’s Puṣkara Sacrifice and the Manifestation of Sarasvatī
with Tīrtha-Merit Teachings
यज्ञसंस्तरविद्भिश्च शिक्षाविद्भिस्तथा द्विजैः । शब्दनिर्वचनार्थज्ञैः सर्वविद्याविशारदैः
yajñasaṃstaravidbhiśca śikṣāvidbhistathā dvijaiḥ | śabdanirvacanārthajñaiḥ sarvavidyāviśāradaiḥ
यज्ञसंस्तराचे विधान जाणणाऱ्यांनी, तसेच शिक्षाशास्त्रात निपुण द्विजांनी; शब्दांचे निर्वचन-व्युत्पत्ती व अर्थ जाणणाऱ्यांनी, आणि सर्व विद्यांत पारंगतांनी॥
Unspecified (verse fragment; speaker not identifiable from the single shloka alone)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: celestial_realm
Sandhi Resolution Notes: यज्ञसंस्तरविद्भिश्च = यज्ञसंस्तरविद्भिः + च; शिक्षाविद्भिस्तथा = शिक्षाविद्भिः + तथा; समस्तपदानि बहुव्रीहिरूपेण न, किन्तु तत्पुरुष-समासाः ‘विद्/ज्ञ/विशारद’ इत्यन्ताः; सर्वे तृतीया-बहुवचन-करणत्वेन प्रयुक्ताः।
FAQs
It highlights authoritative Vedic expertise: correct performance of yajña, mastery of Śikṣā (phonetics), and knowledge of word-derivation and meaning (nirvacana), alongside broad learning.
Śikṣā is the Vedāṅga dealing with pronunciation, accent, and phonetic correctness—essential for accurate recitation and ritual efficacy in the Vedic tradition.
Because correct interpretation depends on understanding how words derive and what they signify; the verse frames scriptural authority as grounded in both ritual competence and precise linguistic understanding.