Shloka 8

Yuddha-yajña-vyākhyāna (The Battle as Sacrifice): Ambarīṣa–Indra Saṃvāda

Devanagari script

मैंने घोर ब्रह्मचर्यका पालन करके गुरुके बताये हुए आचार और गुरुकी सेवाके द्वारा धर्मपूर्वक वेदोंका अध्ययन किया तथा राजशास्त्रकी विशेष शिक्षा प्राप्त की ।।

Transliteration

ambarīṣa uvāca | mayā ghora-brahmacaryaṁ pālayitvā gurūpadiṣṭam ācāraṁ guru-sevāṁ ca kṛtvā dharma-pūrvakaṁ vedān adhyetāḥ, rājaśāstrasya ca viśeṣa-śikṣā prāptā | atithīn anna-pānena, pitṝn śrāddhena svadhayā, ṛṣīn svādhyāya-dīkṣābhiḥ, devān yajñair anuttamaiḥ pūjitavān |

Translation

ଅମ୍ବରୀଷ କହିଲେ—ମୁଁ ଘୋର ବ୍ରହ୍ମଚର୍ୟ ପାଳନ କରି, ଗୁରୁଙ୍କ ଶିଖାଇଥିବା ଆଚାରରେ ଅବସ୍ଥିତ ରହି ଗୁରୁସେବା କରିଛି; ଏହିପରି ଧର୍ମାନୁସାରେ ବେଦ ଅଧ୍ୟୟନ କରିଛି ଏବଂ ରାଜଶାସ୍ତ୍ରର ବିଶେଷ ଶିକ୍ଷା ମଧ୍ୟ ପାଇଛି। ଅତିଥିମାନଙ୍କୁ ଅନ୍ନ-ପାନ ଦେଇ ସମ୍ମାନ କରିଛି; ପିତୃମାନଙ୍କୁ ବିଧିପୂର୍ବକ ସ୍ୱଧାସହିତ ଶ୍ରାଦ୍ଧକର୍ମରେ ତୃପ୍ତ କରିଛି; ଋଷିମାନଙ୍କୁ ସ୍ୱାଧ୍ୟାୟ-ସମ୍ବନ୍ଧୀୟ ଦୀକ୍ଷା-ବ୍ରତ ଦ୍ୱାରା ଆଦର କରିଛି; ଏବଂ ଦେବତାମାନଙ୍କୁ ଉତ୍ତମୋତ୍ତମ ଯଜ୍ଞ କରି ପୂଜା କରିଛି।

Word by Word

• अतिथीन्: guests
• अतिथीन्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अतिथि
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• अन्नपानेन: with food and drink
• अन्नपानेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्नपान
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• पितॄन्: ancestors (manes)
• पितॄन्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• स्वधया: with svadhā-offerings (ancestral oblation)
• स्वधया: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वधा
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• तथा: and; likewise
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• ऋषीन्: sages
• ऋषीन्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• स्वाध्यायदीक्षाभिः: by initiations/observances of self-study
• स्वाध्यायदीक्षाभिः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वाध्यायदीक्षा
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Plural

• देवान्: gods
• देवान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• यज्ञैः: with sacrifices
• यज्ञैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: यज्ञ
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• अनुत्तमैः: unsurpassed; excellent
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनुत्तम
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

Speaker

अमग्बरीष उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Ambarīṣa
• guru (teacher)
• Vedas
• rājaśāstra
• atithis (guests)
• pitṛs (ancestors)
• ṛṣis (seers)
• devas (gods)
• śrāddha
• yajñas

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Dharma is upheld through disciplined learning and conduct: rigorous brahmacarya, faithful service to the teacher, righteous study of the Vedas and statecraft, and a fourfold reverence—hospitality to guests, rites for ancestors, devotion to seers through vows of study, and worship of the gods through excellent sacrifices.

What is happening in the narrative?

Ambarīṣa describes his own formation and practice: he recounts how he trained under a guru, mastered Vedic learning and royal policy, and then lived a life of continual religious and social duty—feeding guests, performing śrāddha for ancestors, maintaining svādhyāya-based vows honoring the ṛṣis, and conducting high-grade yajñas to worship the devas.