Shloka 37
Sārasvata–Dadhīca Upākhyāna at Sarasvatī Tīrtha
Balarāma’s Pilgrimage Context
Devanagari script
सर्वमेधं च दुष्प्रापं तथा सौत्रामणिं च ये
Transliteration
sarvamedhaṃ ca duṣprāpaṃ tathā sautrāmaṇiṃ ca ye
Translation
Disse Vaiśampāyana: “Aqueles que (realizam) o Sarvamedha—tão difícil de obter—e igualmente o sacrifício Sautrāmaṇī…”
Word by Word
सर्वमेधम्the Sarvamedha (sacrifice)
सर्वमेधम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसर्वमेध
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
दुष्प्रापम्hard to obtain
दुष्प्रापम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootदुष्प्राप
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
तथाlikewise/also
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
सौत्रामणिम्the Sautrāmaṇi (sacrifice)
सौत्रामणिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसौत्रामणि
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
येwho/which (those who)
ये:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
VaiśampāyanaS
Sarvamedha (sacrifice)S
Sautrāmaṇī (sacrifice)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse points to the extraordinary difficulty and prestige of certain Vedic sacrifices (like Sarvamedha and Sautrāmaṇī), implying that such rites are markers of exceptional religious merit and disciplined adherence to dharma.
Vaiśampāyana is listing or invoking highly meritorious sacrifices—beginning with the rare Sarvamedha and the Sautrāmaṇī—within a broader passage that evaluates deeds and their spiritual or ethical weight.