Shloka 5

Marutta Seeks a Priest: Bṛhaspati’s Refusal and Nārada’s Guidance to Saṃvarta

Chapter 6

Devanagari script

तमहं यष्टुमिच्छामि सम्भारा: सम्भृताश्च मे । याज्यो5स्मि भवत: साधो तत्‌ प्राप्तुहि विधत्स्व च

Transliteration

tam ahaṁ yaṣṭum icchāmi sambhārāḥ sambhṛtāś ca me | yājyo 'smi bhavataḥ sādho tat prāptuṁ hi vidhatsva ca ||

Translation

“ମୁଁ ସେହି ଯଜ୍ଞ କରିବାକୁ ଚାହୁଁଛି; ଆବଶ୍ୟକ ସମସ୍ତ ସାମଗ୍ରୀ ମୁଁ ସଂଗ୍ରହ କରିଛି। ସାଧୁ! ମୁଁ ଆପଣଙ୍କ ଯଜମାନ; ତେଣୁ ଦୟାକରି ବିଧି-ବ୍ୟବସ୍ଥା କରି ମୋତେ ଯଜ୍ଞସିଦ୍ଧି ଦିଅନ୍ତୁ।”

Word by Word

• तम्: that (sacrifice)
• तम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Nominative, Singular

• यष्टुम्: to perform (a sacrifice)
• यष्टुम्: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: यज्
• Form: Tumun (infinitive)

• इच्छामि: I desire
• Type: Verb
• Root: इष्
• Form: Present (Lat), 1st, Singular, Parasmaipada

• सम्भाराः: materials, requisites
• सम्भाराः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सम्भार
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• सम्भृताः: collected, gathered
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-भृ
• Form: Past passive participle (kta), Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• मे: of me / my
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Genitive, Singular

• याज्यः: fit to be sacrificed for / to be performed (as a sacrifice); (by context) one who should be made to perform the sacrifice
• Type: Adjective
• Root: याज्य
• Form: Potential/gerundive (ya), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अस्मि: I am
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस्
• Form: Present (Lat), 1st, Singular, Parasmaipada

• भवतः: of you (honorific)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: भवत्
• Form: Genitive, Singular

• साधो: O good man / O venerable one
• Type: Noun
• Root: साधु
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• तत्: that (result/thing)
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• प्राप्तुम्: to obtain, to attain
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-आप्
• Form: Tumun (infinitive)

• हि: indeed, surely
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि

• विधत्स्व: arrange, accomplish, do (it)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-धा
• Form: Imperative (Lot), 2nd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

Speaker

व्यास उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vyāsa
• yajña (sacrifice)
• sambhāra (sacrificial materials)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights dharmic order in ritual life: a yajña is not merely personal desire but a disciplined act requiring proper preparation (sambhāra) and guidance from a qualified officiant/elder. It underscores humility and reliance on rightful procedure rather than impulsive action.

What is happening in the narrative?

A speaker (introduced as Vyāsa in the edition’s heading) voices the intention to begin a sacrifice, stating that all requisites have been assembled, and requests a respected person addressed as “sādho” to officiate/arrange the rite so it may be properly carried out.