Shloka 9

एकचक्रानिवासप्रस्तावः | Ekacakrā Sojourn—Vyāsa’s Consolation and Directive

Devanagari script

शणसर्जरसादीनि यानि द्रव्याणि कानिचित्‌ | आग्नेयान्युत सनन्‍्तीह तानि तत्र प्रदापय,“सन तथा राल आदि, जो कोई भी आग भड़कानेवाले द्रव्य संसारमें हैं, उन सबको उस मकानकी दीवारोंमें लगवाना

Transliteration

śaṇasarjarasādīni yāni dravyāṇi kānicit | āgneyāny uta santīha tāni tatra pradāpayat ||

Translation

వైశంపాయనుడు పలికెను— శణము, రాలిరసం మొదలైనవి, ఇక్కడ ఉన్న అగ్ని త్వరగా అంటుకునే దహనద్రవ్యాలు ఏవైతే ఉన్నాయో, అవన్నీ అక్కడ (ఆ గృహంలో) అమర్చించుము.

Word by Word

शणhemp/flax (as kindling material)

सर्जresinous tree/wood (sarga; combustible material)

रसsap/juice (resin etc.)

आदीनिand the like; etc.

यानिwhich

द्रव्याणिmaterials/substances

कानिany; which (of them)

चित्ever/at all (enclitic, giving indefiniteness)

आग्नेयानिfiery; pertaining to fire; combustible

उतand; also

सन्तिare; exist

इहhere; in this world

तानिthose

तत्रthere; in that place

प्रदापयcause to be set on fire / make (them) burn; have (them) ignited

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

flammable materials (hemp, resin/sarjarasa)

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?

The verse illustrates how intentional harm is planned through seemingly practical instructions; it serves as a warning that adharma often operates via calculated preparation, not sudden impulse, and that moral responsibility includes the planning and enabling of violence.

What is happening in the narrative?

A plan is being executed to make a building highly combustible by embedding or applying fire-feeding substances like hemp and resin, setting the stage for an attempted burning—an act of covert aggression rather than open confrontation.