Shloka 46

Jarītā–Śārṅgā-saṃvāda: Ākhu-haraṇa and the Approach of Agni (आखुहरणं अग्न्यागमनश्च)

Devanagari script

त्वया च सुमहत्‌ तप्तं तपो राजन्‌ वरार्थिना । याजयिष्यामि राजंस्त्वां समयेन परंतप,“राजन! यज्ञ कराना हमारा काम नहीं है; परंतु तुमने यही वर माँगनेके लिये भारी तपस्या की है, अतः परंतप नरेश! मैं एक शर्तपर तुम्हारा यज्ञ कराऊँगा'

Transliteration

tvayā ca sumahat taptaṃ tapo rājan varārthinā | yājayiṣyāmi rājaṃs tvāṃ samayena parantapa ||

Translation

ఓ రాజా! వరం కోరుతూ నీవు అత్యంత మహత్తర తపస్సు చేసితివి. అందుచేత, పరంతపా, నేను నీ రాజయజ్ఞాన్ని నిర్వహింపజేస్తాను—కాని నిర్ణీత షరతు ప్రకారమే.

Word by Word

त्वयाby you

चand

सुमहत्very great

तप्तम्performed/practised (austerity)

तपःausterity, penance

राजन्O king

वरार्थिनाby one seeking a boon

याजयिष्यामिI will cause (you) to perform a sacrifice / I will officiate your sacrifice

राजन्O king

त्वाम्you

समयेनwith an agreement/condition; at the appointed time

परंतपO scorcher of foes

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

a king (rājan)

yajña (sacrifice)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Intense tapas undertaken for a desired end is acknowledged as powerful, yet even a granted request is framed within dharma through samaya (a binding condition). The verse highlights that religious acts like yajña are not merely transactional; they require proper authorization, responsibility, and ethical constraints.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana addresses a king who has performed severe austerities to obtain the boon of having a sacrifice conducted. He agrees to arrange the yajña, but only if the king accepts a specific condition (samaya), signaling that the forthcoming ritual will proceed under agreed terms.