Shloka 10
Adhyāya 283: Varṇa-vṛtti, Nyāya-ārjana, and the Decline-and-Restoration of Dharma (वर्णवृत्तिः न्यायार्जनं च)
Devanagari script
आहूता मन्त्रिता: सर्वे देवाश्न सह पत्निभि:
Transliteration
āhūtā mantritāḥ sarve devāś ca saha patnībhiḥ
Translation
आहूताः मन्त्रिताः सर्वे देवाश्च सह पत्निभिः।
Word by Word
आहूताःinvited/called
आहूताः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootआहूत (आ + √ह्वा)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
मन्त्रिताःconsulted/advised
मन्त्रिताः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootमन्त्रित (√मन्त्र्)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
सर्वेall
सर्वे:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
देवाःthe gods
देवाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootदेव
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
सहtogether with
सह:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसह
पत्निभिःwith (their) wives
पत्निभिः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootपत्नी
FormFeminine, Instrumental, Plural
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
VaiśampāyanaD
devāḥ (the gods)P
patnīḥ (wives/consorts of the gods)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
The verse highlights the importance of collective counsel (mantra) before major decisions: even the gods act through consultation, suggesting that wise governance and dharma rely on deliberation rather than impulse.
Vaiśampāyana reports that all the gods were called together and consulted, along with their consorts, setting the scene for a formal divine assembly and a decision reached through shared deliberation.