Shloka 19

मरुत्तोपाख्यान-प्रस्तावः — Genealogy to Marutta and the Logistics of Royal Sacrifice

Devanagari script

अविक्षिन्ञाम धर्मात्मा शौर्येणेन्द्रसमो5 भवत्‌ । यज्ञशीलो धर्मरतिर्धृतिमान्‌ संयतेन्द्रिय:

Transliteration

Avikṣiṇyāṁ dharmātmā śauryeṇendrasamo 'bhavat | yajñaśīlo dharmaratir dhṛtimān saṁyatendriyaḥ ||

Translation

Vyāsa disse: Avikṣi era um príncipe de alma justa, igual a Indra em valor. Era dedicado ao sacrifício (yajña), deleitava-se no dharma, firme na determinação e disciplinado nos sentidos.

Word by Word

• अविक्षित्: Avikṣit (proper name)
• अविक्षित्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अविक्षित् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• नाम: by name
• नाम: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)

• धर्मात्मा: righteous-souled
• धर्मात्मा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्मात्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• शौर्येण: by valor
• शौर्येण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शौर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• इन्द्रसमः: equal to Indra
• इन्द्रसमः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इन्द्रसम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अभवत्: was/became
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular

• यज्ञशीलः: given to sacrifices
• यज्ञशीलः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यज्ञशील (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• धर्मरतिः: one whose delight is in dharma
• धर्मरतिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्मरति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• धृतिमान्: steadfast/possessing fortitude
• धृतिमान्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धृतिमत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• संयतेन्द्रियः: self-controlled (with restrained senses)
• संयतेन्द्रियः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संयतेन्द्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

व्यास उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vyāsa
• Avikṣi
• Indra
• Karaṇḍama

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse presents an ethical ideal of kingship: true greatness combines heroic strength with dharma—devotion to sacred duty (yajña), love of righteousness, inner steadiness, and restraint of the senses.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vyāsa is describing Avikṣi, identifying him as Karaṇḍama’s son and praising his qualities—valor like Indra, sacrificial piety, commitment to dharma, fortitude, and self-mastery.