Shloka 45

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

Devanagari script

नास्माकमेष विषयो वर्तते याजनं प्रति,“राजन! यज्ञ कराना हमारा काम नहीं है; परंतु तुमने यही वर माँगनेके लिये भारी तपस्या की है, अतः परंतप नरेश! मैं एक शर्तपर तुम्हारा यज्ञ कराऊँगा'

Transliteration

na asmākam eṣa viṣayo vartate yājanaṁ prati | rājan! yajñaṁ kārayituṁ asmākaṁ kāryaṁ na asti; parantu tvayā etad eva varaṁ prārthayituṁ bhāri tapasā kṛtā; ataḥ parantapa nareśa! ahaṁ eka-śartena tava yajñaṁ kārayiṣyāmi ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana disse: “Ó rei, conduzir sacrifícios não está dentro do nosso dever próprio. Contudo, foste tu quem empreendeu severas austeridades justamente para obter esta dádiva. Portanto, ó abrasador de inimigos, ó senhor dos homens, farei com que teu sacrifício seja realizado—mas apenas sob uma condição.”

Word by Word

नnot

अस्माकम्of us / our

एषःthis

विषयःdomain / concern / business

वर्ततेexists / applies / is (the case)

याजनम्causing (someone) to perform a sacrifice / officiating a sacrifice

प्रतिtowards / with regard to

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

rājan (the king, unnamed here)

yajña (sacrifice/ritual)

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights role-based dharma: not every respected person should undertake every religious act. Even when a king’s desire is backed by intense tapas, ritual authority and propriety matter; assistance may be granted, but within ethical boundaries—here expressed as a condition.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana addresses a king who seeks to have a sacrifice performed as a boon earned through austerities. Vaiśampāyana notes that officiating sacrifices is not normally his domain, yet agrees to arrange the yajña because of the king’s tapas—provided the king accepts a stipulated condition.