Shloka 50

Adhyāya 31: Rājasūya-samāgama — The Gathering of Kings and the Ordering of Hospitality

Devanagari script

वैशम्पायन उवाच इत्येवं मन्त्रमाग्नेयं पठन्‌ यो जुहुयाद विभुम्‌ । ऋद्धिमान्‌ सततं दान्त: सर्वपापै: प्रमुच्यते

Transliteration

vaiśampāyana uvāca | ityevaṁ mantram āgneyam paṭhan yo juhuyād vibhum | ṛddhimān satataṁ dāntaḥ sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate ||

Translation

ବୈଶମ୍ପାୟନ କହିଲେ—ହେ ଜନମେଜୟ! ଯେ ଦ୍ୱିଜ ଏଭଳି ଆଗ୍ନେୟ ମନ୍ତ୍ରଗୁଡ଼ିକୁ ପଢ଼ି ପଢ଼ି ଶେଷରେ ‘ସ୍ୱାହା’ ଉଚ୍ଚାରଣ କରି ବିଭୁ ଭଗବାନ ଅଗ୍ନିଦେବଙ୍କୁ ଆହୁତି ଅର୍ପଣ କରେ, ସେ ସଦା ସମୃଦ୍ଧ ଓ ଇନ୍ଦ୍ରିୟ-ନିଗ୍ରହୀ ହୋଇ ସମସ୍ତ ପାପରୁ ମୁକ୍ତ ହୁଏ।

Word by Word

• वैशम्पायनः: Vaiśampāyana
• वैशम्पायनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैशम्पायन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect, 3rd, Singular

• इति: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

• एवम्: in this manner
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम्

• मन्त्रम्: mantra
• मन्त्रम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्र
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• आग्नेयम्: belonging to Agni / agneya
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आग्नेय
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• पठन्: reciting
• पठन्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: पठ्
• Form: शतृ (present active participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• यः: who
• यः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• जुहुयात्: should offer (as oblation)
• जुहुयात्: Kriya
• Type: Verb
• Root: हु
• Form: Optative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular

• विभुम्: the mighty one (Agni/Lord)
• विभुम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: विभु
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• ऋद्धिमान्: prosperous
• ऋद्धिमान्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ऋद्धिमत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सततम्: always
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सततम्

• दान्तः: self-controlled
• दान्तः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दान्त
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सर्वपापैः: from all sins
• सर्वपापैः: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्वपाप
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• प्रमुच्यते: is freed / is released
• प्रमुच्यते: Kriya
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुच्
• Form: Present, Passive, 3rd, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Agni (Agni-deva)
• svāhā (ritual exclamation)
• homa/oblations (implied by juhuyāt)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Ritual action joined with correct recitation and disciplined conduct is presented as a dharmic means to purification: offering oblations to Agni with the proper mantra leads to prosperity, self-mastery, and release from sin.

What is happening in the narrative?

In Vaiśampāyana’s discourse (addressed to Janamejaya in the broader frame), he concludes a description of an Agni-related mantra by stating the फलश्रुति (promised result): the performer who recites it and makes the fire-offering to Agni attains prosperity and freedom from wrongdoing.