Shloka 34

बक-गौतमाख्यानम् / The Baka–Gautama Account

On Gratitude and Friendship Ethics

Devanagari script

ततो वर्षसहस्रान्ते वितानमकरोत प्रभु: । विधिना कल्पदृष्टेन यथावच्चोपपादितम्‌

Transliteration

tato varṣa-sahasrānte vitānam akarot prabhuḥ | vidhinā kalpa-dṛṣṭena yathāvac copapāditam, tathā brahmarṣibhiś caiva sadasyaiḥ upaśobhitam |

Translation

ତାପରେ ସହସ୍ର ବର୍ଷ ଅତିବାହିତ ହେବା ପରେ ପ୍ରଭୁ ବ୍ରହ୍ମା ଶାସ୍ତ୍ରଦୃଷ୍ଟ ବିଧିଅନୁସାରେ ଯଜ୍ଞ-ବିତାନ ନିର୍ମାଣ କଲେ। ତାହା ଯଥାବିଧି ସୁସଂଗଠିତ ହେଲା ଏବଂ ବ୍ରହ୍ମର୍ଷି ଓ ସଭାସଦ ଋତ୍ୱିଜମାନଙ୍କ ଦ୍ୱାରା ଶୋଭିତ ହେଲା; ଏହିପରି ନିୟମାନୁସାରେ ମହାଯଜ୍ଞ ପ୍ରବର୍ତ୍ତିତ ହେଲା।

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

• वर्ष: of years
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर्ष
• Form: Neuter, Genitive, Plural

• सहस्र: of thousands
• Type: Noun
• Root: सहस्र
• Form: Neuter, Genitive, Plural

• अन्ते: at the end
• अन्ते: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्त
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• वितानम्: canopy; pavilion (ritual shed)
• वितानम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वितान
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अकरोत्: made; constructed
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: Imperfect (Lan), 3, Singular

• प्रभुः: the lord
• प्रभुः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• विधिना: by the prescribed method; by rule
• विधिना: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: विधि
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• कल्प: ritual procedure; kalpa
• Type: Noun
• Root: कल्प
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• दृष्टेन: seen/laid down (as) in the kalpa
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दृष्ट
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• यथावत्: properly; as it should be
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथावत्

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

• उपपादितम्: arranged; duly carried out
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उपपादित
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• तथा: thus; in that manner
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• ब्रह्मर्षिभिः: by brahmarishis (great seers)
• ब्रह्मर्षिभिः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मर्षि
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

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

• एव: indeed; just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• सदस्यैः: by the members (of the assembly/ritual)
• सदस्यैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सदस्य
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• उपशोभितम्: adorned; beautified
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उपशोभित
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• Brahmā (implied by prabhuḥ and the accompanying prose context)
• brahmarṣis
• sadasyas (assembly/officiants)
• vitāna (sacrificial pavilion)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Dharma is upheld through orderly, well-founded procedure (vidhi/kalpa) carried out with precision (yathāvat) and supported by qualified sages and responsible participants; right action is not merely intention but correct, disciplined execution.

What is happening in the narrative?

After a long span of time, the Lord (contextually Brahmā) establishes a sacrificial pavilion and begins a properly regulated yajña, graced by brahmarṣis and the assembled officiants, emphasizing the grandeur and correctness of the rite.