Shloka 27

अध्वर्यु–यति संवादः

Adhvaryu–Yati Dialogue on Svabhāva, Ahiṃsā, and Mokṣa

Devanagari script

इस प्रकार श्रीमह्याभारत आश्वमेधिकपववके अन्तर्गत अनुगीतापर्वमें ब्राह्मणगीतासग्बन्धी सत्ताईसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ

Transliteration

brāhmaṇa uvāca | upapacantyā yatis tṛṣṇīṁ vartamānas tataḥ param | adhvaryur api nirmohaḥ pracacāra mahāmakhe ||

Translation

ဗြာဟ္မဏက ပြောသည်— «ချစ်သူရေ၊ အဓွရျုက သင့်လျော်သော အကြောင်းပြချက်ဖြင့် ပြန်လည်ဖြေကြားသော် အစေတနာရှင် (ယတိ) သည် တိတ်ဆိတ်သွား၍ ထပ်မံ မပြောတော့။ ထို့နောက် အဓွရျုလည်း မောဟကင်းစင်ကာ ထိုမဟာယဇ်ပူဇော်ပွဲ၌ ရှေ့ဆက်သွားလေ၏»။

Word by Word

• उपपचन्त्या: by (her) reasoning/argument
• उपपचन्त्या: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपपचन्ती (उप-√पच्)
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• यतिः: the ascetic
• यतिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: यति
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तृष्णीम्: silently
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तृष्णीम् (अव्यय)

• वर्तमानः: remaining/being
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वर्तमान (√वृत्)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• ततः: then/thereafter
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (तद्)

• परम्: further/anything more
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पर

• अध्वर्युः: the adhvaryu priest
• अध्वर्युः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्वर्यु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अपि: also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• निर्मोहः: free from delusion
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निर्मोह
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• प्रचचार: went forth/proceeded
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-√चर्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular

• महामखे: in the great sacrifice
• महामखे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: महामख
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

Speaker

ब्राह्मण उवाच

Characters & Entities

• ब्राह्मण (Brāhmaṇa, speaker)
• यति (ascetic)
• अध्वर्यु (Adhvaryu priest)
• महामख (great sacrifice)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Reasoned understanding dispels confusion: when a point is met with proper yukti (sound reasoning), contentious speech subsides, and one should proceed with clarity (nirmoha) in one’s rightful duty.

What is happening in the narrative?

A debate between an ascetic (yati) and the sacrificial priest (adhvaryu) reaches a turning point: the ascetic becomes silent after the priest’s reasoned reply, and the priest, now free of doubt, continues the great sacrificial rite.