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Shloka 1

सप्तहोतृ-विधानम् एवं इन्द्रिय–मनःसंवादः

The Seven Hotṛs and the Debate of Senses and Mind

अपन बछ। है २ >> द्ाविशोदष्ध्याय: मन-बुद्धि और इन्द्रियरूप सप्त होताओंका, यज्ञ तथा मन- इन्द्रिय-संवादका वर्णन ब्राह्मण उवाच अत्राप्युदाहरन्तीममितिहासं पुरातनम्‌ । सुभगे सप्तहोतृणां विधानमिह यादृशम्‌,ब्राह्मणने कहा--सुभगे! इसी विषयमें इस पुरातन इतिहासका भी उदाहरण दिया जाता है। सात होताओंके यज्ञका जैसा विधान है, उसे सुनो

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

Brāhmaṇa itu berkata: “Dalam perkara ini juga, suatu kisah tradisi purba sering dipetik sebagai teladan. Wahai wanita yang berbahagia, dengarkanlah peraturan dan susunan upacara korban sebagaimana diajarkan di sini—yakni ketetapan mengenai tujuh ‘hotṛ’ (petugas/agen upacara).”

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.