Shloka 173

द्रौपदी–सत्यभामा संवादः

Draupadī and Satyabhāmā on ethical household conduct

Devanagari script

ततः स्विष्ट॑ भवेदाज्यं स्विष्टकृत्‌ परमस्तु सः । जो वेदोंमें सम्पूर्ण जगत॒के पति” कहे गये हैं

Transliteration

tataḥ sviṣṭaṁ bhaved ājyaṁ sviṣṭakṛt paramas tu saḥ |

Translation

ମାର୍କଣ୍ଡେୟ କହିଲେ—ତାପରେ ଘୃତ ସତ୍ୟରେ ‘ସ୍ୱିଷ୍ଟ’ ହୁଏ; କାରଣ ସେଇ ପରମ ସ୍ୱିଷ୍ଟକୃତ୍—ଯାହାଙ୍କ ପ୍ରଭାବରେ ହବିର ଆହୁତି-କ୍ରିୟା ଶୋଭନ ଓ ବିଧିମତ୍ ଭାବେ ସମ୍ପନ୍ନ ହୁଏ। ତେଣୁ ସେ ଇଷ୍ଟ ଯଜ୍ଞ ଓ ତାହାର ଫଳର ସର୍ବୋଚ୍ଚ ସିଦ୍ଧିକର୍ତ୍ତା ବୋଲି ପ୍ରଶଂସିତ।

Word by Word

• ततः: then/thereupon
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (तद्-प्रातिपदिकात् अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya

• स्विष्टम्: well-offered; duly offered (oblation)
• स्विष्टम्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्विष्ट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, nominative, singular

• भवेत्: would be / should become
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: Optative (vidhi-liṅ), 3rd person, singular, Parasmaipada

• आज्यम्: ghee (clarified butter)
• आज्यम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: आज्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, nominative, singular

• स्विष्टकृत्: the accomplisher of a proper offering; one who makes (it) well-offered
• स्विष्टकृत्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्विष्टकृत् (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; स्विष्ट + कृत्)
• Form: Masculine, nominative, singular

• परमः: supreme; highest
• परमः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, nominative, singular

• तु: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, nominative, singular

Speaker

मार्कण्डेय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Mārkaṇḍeya
• Ājya (ghee)
• Sviṣṭakṛt (epithet of Agni)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

A rite is not merely an external act; it is ‘well-offered’ only when the divine principle that perfects and carries the oblation (Agni as Sviṣṭakṛt) is properly honored—emphasizing correctness, reverence, and the completion of duty so that intended fruits arise in a dharmic way.

What is happening in the narrative?

Mārkaṇḍeya is explaining the sacrificial theology of offerings: after the proper invocation and performance, the ghee-oblation is considered successfully offered because Agni—praised as Sviṣṭakṛt, the supreme accomplisher—makes the offering effective and brings the sacrifice to fulfillment.