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Shloka 14

उपहार-विधानम्, यक्षपूजा, रत्ननिध्युद्धारः

Offerings to Tryambaka; Yakṣa honors; Excavation of the Treasure

अद्यैव नक्षत्रमहश्न पुण्यं यतामहे श्रेष्ठतमक्रियासु । अम्भोभिरद्येह वसाम राज- न्नुपोष्यतां चापि भवद्धिरद्य,“राजन! आज ही परम पवित्र नक्षत्र और शुभ दिन है; अतः आज ही हम श्रेष्ठतम कर्म करनेका प्रयत्न आरम्भ करते हैं। हमलोग तो आज केवल जल पीकर रहेंगे और आपलोगोंको भी आज उपवास करना चाहिये'

adyaiva nakṣatra-mahaś ca puṇyaṃ yatāmahe śreṣṭhatama-kriyāsu | ambhobhir adyeha vasāma rājan upoṣyatāṃ cāpi bhavadbhir adya ||

Vaiśampāyana berkata: “Wahai Raja, hari ini sendiri ditandai oleh rasi bintang yang mujarab dan hari yang suci. Maka, marilah kita mulai hari ini juga usaha menuju upacara yang paling unggul. Bagi kami, hari ini kami akan tinggal di sini dengan hanya meminum air; dan tuanku juga hendaklah berpuasa pada hari ini.”

अद्यtoday
अद्य:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअद्य
एवindeed/only
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
नक्षत्रम्constellation/asterism
नक्षत्रम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootनक्षत्र
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
अहःday
अहः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअहन्
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
पुण्यम्auspicious/holy
पुण्यम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootपुण्य
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
यतामहेwe strive/endeavour
यतामहे:
TypeVerb
Rootयत्
FormPresent, Indicative, Atmanepada, First, Plural
श्रेष्ठतमin the best (most excellent)
श्रेष्ठतम:
TypeAdjective
Rootश्रेष्ठतम
FormNeuter, Locative, Plural
क्रियासुin rites/actions
क्रियासु:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootक्रिया
FormFeminine, Locative, Plural
अम्भोभिःwith waters (only water)
अम्भोभिः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootअम्भस्
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Plural
अद्यtoday
अद्य:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअद्य
इहhere
इह:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइह
वसामःwe stay/live (subsist)
वसामः:
TypeVerb
Rootवस्
FormPresent, Indicative, Parasmaipada, First, Plural
राजन्O king
राजन्:
TypeNoun
Rootराजन्
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
उपोष्यताम्let (it) be fasted / let fasting be done
उपोष्यताम्:
TypeVerb
Rootउप-वस्
FormImperative, Imperative, Atmanepada, Third, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
अपिalso/even
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
भवद्भिःby you (honorific plural)
भवद्भिः:
Karana
TypePronoun
Rootभवत्
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
अद्यtoday
अद्य:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअद्य

वैशम्पायन उवाच

V
Vaiśampāyana
R
rājan (the King, addressed)

Educational Q&A

Righteous action is strengthened by discipline and proper observance: one should begin sacred duties at an auspicious time and support them with restraint (fasting, simplicity), aligning personal conduct with the gravity of the rite.

Vaiśampāyana reports that the speaker urges the king to commence the highest ritual actions immediately because the day and constellation are auspicious, and prescribes a water-only observance for themselves while instructing the king’s party to fast as part of the ritual preparation.