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Shloka 226

Jarītā–Śārṅgā-saṃvāda: Ākhu-haraṇa and the Approach of Agni (आखुहरणं अग्न्यागमनश्च)

सत्र॑ समापयामास ऋत्विग्भिरपरै: सह । दीर्घकालतक आहुति देते-देते वे सभी खिन्न हो गये थे। इसलिये राजाको छोड़कर चले गये। तब राजाने उन ऋत्विजोंको पुनः यज्ञके लिये प्रेरित किया। परंतु जिनके नेत्र दुखने लगे थे, वे ऋत्विज उनके यज्ञमें नहीं आये। तब राजाने उनकी अनुमति लेकर दूसरे ब्राह्गोंको ऋत्विज बनाया और उन्हींके साथ अपने चालू किये हुए यज्ञको पूरा किया

satraṃ samāpayāmāsa ṛtvigbhir aparaiḥ saha | dīrghakālatakā āhutīḥ dadatāṃ dadatāṃ te sarve khinnā abhavan | tasmāt rājānaṃ tyaktvā jagmuḥ | tataḥ rājā tān ṛtvijaḥ punar yajñāya prārayat | kintu yeṣāṃ netrāṇi duḥkhitāni (duḥkham āpannāni) āsan te tasya yajñe nāgacchan | atha rājā teṣāṃ anumatiṃ gṛhītvā anyān brāhmaṇān ṛtvijaḥ kṛtvā taiḥ saha pravṛttaṃ yajñaṃ samāpayāmāsa ||

Disse Vaiśaṃpāyana: O rei levou a termo a sua sessão sacrificial (satra) com outros sacerdotes oficiantes (ṛtvij). Por muito tempo eles vinham oferecendo oblações (āhuti) sem cessar, e todos se exauriram; por isso abandonaram o rei e partiram. Então o rei instou novamente aqueles sacerdotes a prosseguirem com o sacrifício, mas os oficiantes cujos olhos haviam começado a doer não retornaram ao seu rito. Com o consentimento deles, o rei nomeou outros brâmanes como sacerdotes e, com eles, concluiu o sacrifício já iniciado.

सत्रम्the satra-sacrifice (session)
सत्रम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसत्र
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
समापयामासcompleted / caused to be finished
समापयामास:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootसम्-आप् (समापयति) / आप्
FormPerfect (Periphrastic), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
ऋत्विग्भिःby the priests (ṛtviks)
ऋत्विग्भिः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootऋत्विज्
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
अपरैःby other (ones)
अपरैः:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootअपर
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
सहtogether with
सह:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसह

वैशम्पायन उवाच

वैशम्पायन (Vaiśaṃpāyana)
राजा (the king)
ऋत्विजः (officiating priests)
ब्राह्मणाः (Brahmins)
सत्र (sacrificial session)
यज्ञ (sacrifice)
आहुतिः (oblations)

Educational Q&A

Ritual commitment should be upheld without violating ethical norms: when officiants are genuinely unable to continue, the rite may proceed through proper consent and qualified substitution rather than pressure or impropriety.

During a long sacrificial session, the priests become exhausted and leave. The king tries to bring them back, but some cannot return due to eye pain. With their permission, he appoints other Brahmin priests and completes the ongoing sacrifice.