Shloka 17

Traigarta Attempt to Seize the Aśvamedha Horse; Arjuna’s Restraint and Tactical Victory

Devanagari script

याज्ञवल्क्यस्य शिष्यश्न कुशलो यज्ञकर्मणि

Transliteration

yājñavalkyasya śiṣyaś ca kuśalo yajñakarmaṇi

Translation

ဝိုင်ရှမ္ပာယနက ဆိုသည်– «ထိုသူသည် ယာဇ္ဉဝလ္က്യ၏ တပည့်ဖြစ်၍ ယဇ္ဉ (ယဇ္ဉကမ္မ) ၏ အခမ်းအနားနှင့် လုပ်ထုံးလုပ်နည်းတို့၌ ကျွမ်းကျင်သူဖြစ်၏»။

Word by Word

• याज्ञवल्क्यस्य: of Yājñavalkya
• याज्ञवल्क्यस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: याज्ञवल्क्य
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• शिष्यः: disciple
• शिष्यः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिष्य
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• कुशलः: skilled, proficient
• कुशलः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कुशल
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• यज्ञकर्मणि: in sacrificial rites/ritual action
• यज्ञकर्मणि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: यज्ञकर्मन्
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Yājñavalkya

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the ethical and cultural ideal that sacred rites should be performed by one who is properly trained in a lineage of learning (guru–śiṣya tradition), emphasizing competence and disciplined transmission of Vedic ritual knowledge.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana briefly identifies a person by credentials: he belongs to Yājñavalkya’s disciplic line and is proficient in sacrificial procedures, establishing his authority and suitability for ritual responsibilities within the Ashvamedhika Parva’s sacrificial setting.