Ashvamedhika Parva Adhyaya 88 Shloka 32 - Mahabharata | Oriya | Vedapath

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Shloka 32

राजपूजाविधानम् / Royal Reception Protocols during Āśvamedha Preparations

Devanagari script

चतुश्नित्यश्न॒ तस्यासीदष्टादशकरात्मक: । स रुकक्‍्मपक्षो निचितस्त्रिकोणो गरुडाकृति:

Transliteration

vaiśampāyana uvāca |

catuḥ sthityāśna tasya āsīd aṣṭādaśa-karātmakaḥ |

sa rukma-pakṣo nicitas trikoṇo garuḍākṛtiḥ ||

Translation

ବୈଶମ୍ପାୟନ କହିଲେ— ସେଇ ଯଜ୍ଞମଣ୍ଡପରେ ଅଗ୍ନିଚୟନ ପାଇଁ ଚାରିଟି ନିଶ୍ଚିତ ସ୍ଥାନ ପ୍ରସ୍ତୁତ ହୋଇଥିଲା। ପ୍ରତ୍ୟେକର ଲମ୍ବ-ପ୍ରସ୍ଥ ଅଠାର ହାତ ଥିଲା। ପ୍ରତ୍ୟେକ ବେଦୀ ତ୍ରିକୋଣାକାର, ଗରୁଡାକୃତି ଏବଂ ସୁବର୍ଣ୍ଣମୟ ପକ୍ଷଯୁକ୍ତ ଭାବେ ନିର୍ମିତ ଥିଲା।

Word by Word

चतुःfour (in number)

नित्यश्नःthe perpetual eater (a class/name; here used as a designation)

तस्यof that / his

आसीत्was

अष्टादशeighteen

करात्मकःhaving the measure of cubits (hands)

सःthat / it

रुक्मपक्षःhaving golden wings

निचितःpiled up / constructed

त्रिकोणःtriangular

गरुडाकृतिःhaving the form of Garuḍa

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

yajña-maṇḍapa (sacrificial enclosure)

agni-cayana (fire-altar construction)

vedī (altar)

Garuḍa

rukma (golden wings)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights dharma expressed through meticulous ritual order: sacred acts require precision, restraint, and reverence. The carefully measured, Garuḍa-shaped altar symbolizes disciplined kingship and the elevation of intention through correct performance.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana describes the physical preparation for the sacrifice: four designated sites for constructing the fire-altar are laid out, each eighteen cubits in measure, and the altars are built as triangular, golden-winged structures shaped like Garuḍa.