Shloka 16

द्रौपदी–सत्यभामा संवादः

Draupadī and Satyabhāmā on ethical household conduct

Devanagari script

पूज्यते हविषाग्रयेण चातुर्मास्येषु पावक: । पर्जन्यसहित: श्रीमाननिनेर्वेश्वानरस्तु सः

Transliteration

pūjyate haviṣāgryeṇa cāturmāsyeṣu pāvakaḥ | parjanya-sahitaḥ śrīmān aniner vaiśvānaraḥ tu saḥ ||

Translation

ମାର୍କଣ୍ଡେୟ କହିଲେ—ଚାତୁର୍ମାସ୍ୟ ଯଜ୍ଞମାନଙ୍କରେ ଶ୍ରେଷ୍ଠ ହବିଷ୍ୟ ଦ୍ୱାରା ପାବକଙ୍କ ପୂଜା ହୁଏ। ପର୍ଜନ୍ୟଙ୍କ ସହିତ ପୂଜିତ ସେଇ ଶ୍ରୀମାନ୍ ବୈଶ୍ୱାନର ଅନିନିଙ୍କ ପୁତ୍ର।

Word by Word

• पूज्यते: is worshipped
• पूज्यते: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज्
• Form: Lat, Atmanepada, Karmani, Prathama, Eka

• हविषा: with oblation
• हविषा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: हविस्
• Form: Napumsaka, Trtiya, Eka

• अग्रयेण: by/with Agni (fire)
• अग्रयेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्रि
• Form: Pum, Trtiya, Eka

• चातुर्मास्येषु: in the Cāturmāsya rites
• चातुर्मास्येषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: चातुर्मास्य
• Form: Napumsaka, Saptami, Bahu

• पावकः: Pāvaka (Agni)
• पावकः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पावक
• Form: Pum, Prathama, Eka

• पर्जन्यसहितः: accompanied by Parjanya (rain-god)
• पर्जन्यसहितः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर्जन्य-सहित
• Form: Pum, Prathama, Eka

• श्रीमान्: splendid, illustrious
• श्रीमान्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रीमत्
• Form: Pum, Prathama, Eka

• अनिनेः: of Anini
• अनिनेः: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनिनि
• Form: Pum, Sasthi, Eka

• वैश्वानरः: Vaiśvānara (a form/name of Agni)
• वैश्वानरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैश्वानर
• Form: Pum, Prathama, Eka

• तु: indeed, but
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• सः: he, that one
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Pum, Prathama, Eka

Speaker

मार्कण्डेय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Mārkaṇḍeya
• Agni (Pāvaka, Vaiśvānara)
• Parjanya
• Anini
• Cāturmāsya (rites)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse links ritual worship to dharmic balance: Fire (Agni) is honored with the best oblation in seasonal rites, and his worship is paired with Parjanya, highlighting the interdependence of human offerings and nature’s life-giving rain within ṛta/dharma.

What is happening in the narrative?

Mārkaṇḍeya identifies a specific revered form of Agni—Vaiśvānara—describing how he is worshipped in the Cāturmāsya sacrifices with principal offerings, together with Parjanya, and notes his lineage as connected to Anini.