Shloka 4

Devanagari script

चैत्रयां हि पौर्णमास्यां तु तव दीक्षा भविष्यति । सम्भारा: सम्ध्रियन्तां च यज्ञार्थ पुरुषर्षभ,पुरुषप्रवर! आगामी चैत्रकी पूर्णिमाको तुम्हें यज्ञकी दीक्षा दी जायगी, तबतक तुम उसके लिये सामग्री संचित करो

Transliteration

caitryāṃ hi paurṇamāsyāṃ tu tava dīkṣā bhaviṣyati | sambhārāḥ saṃdhriyantāṃ ca yajñārthaṃ puruṣarṣabha, puruṣapravara ||

Translation

Vyāsa disse: «No dia de lua cheia do mês de Caitra terá lugar a tua dīkṣā, a consagração para o sacrifício. Portanto, ó touro entre os homens, ó o mais eminente, faze reunir e manter prontos os materiais necessários ao rito.»

Word by Word

चैत्रयाम्on the Chaitra (full-moon day)

हिindeed/for

पौर्णमास्याम्on the full-moon day

तुbut/and

तवof you/your

दीक्षाinitiation (for the rite)

भविष्यतिwill be/will occur

सम्भाराःmaterials/implements

सम्ध्रियन्ताम्let (them) be collected/kept ready

चand

यज्ञार्थम्for the sake of the sacrifice

पुरुषर्षभO bull among men

पुरुषप्रवरO best of men

Speaker

व्यास उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vyāsa

Caitra (month)

Paurṇamāsī (full-moon day)

Dīkṣā (sacrificial consecration)

Yajña (sacrifice)

Sambhāra (sacrificial materials)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Dharma is upheld not only by intent but by disciplined preparation and proper timing: a sacred undertaking like a yajña requires consecration (dīkṣā) and the careful gathering of requisites, reflecting responsibility and order in religious and royal duties.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vyāsa informs the addressed king/hero that the formal consecration for the forthcoming sacrifice will occur on the full-moon day in Caitra, and instructs him to have all sacrificial materials assembled in advance.