Shloka 3

ययातिः शर्मिष्ठायाः ऋतुप्रार्थनां धर्मसंवादं च शृणोति

Yayāti and Śarmiṣṭhā: request in ṛtu and discourse on truth and dharma

Devanagari script

ऋषिर्य थाड्रिरा मान्य: पितुर्मम महायशा: । तथा मान्यश्न पूज्यश्चन मम भूयो बृहस्पति:,“महायशस्वी महर्षि अंगिरा जिस प्रकार मेरे पिताजीके लिये माननीय हैं, उसी प्रकार आपके पिता बृहस्पतिजी मेरे लिये आदरणीय तथा पूज्य हैं

Transliteration

ṛṣir yathāṅgirā mānyaḥ pitur mama mahāyaśāḥ | tathā mānyaś ca pūjyaś ca mama bhūyo bṛhaspatiḥ ||

Translation

వైశంపాయనుడు అన్నాడు— నా తండ్రికి మహాయశస్సుగల ఋషి అంగిరసుడు ఎంత గౌరవనీయుడో, అలాగే నీ తండ్రి బృహస్పతి నాకు ఇంకా ఎక్కువగా గౌరవనీయుడూ పూజనీయుడూ.

Word by Word

ऋषिःsage

यथाjust as

अङ्गिराःAṅgiras (the sage)

मान्यःhonourable, respected

पितुःof (my) father

ममmy

महायशाःof great fame

तथाso, likewise

मान्यःhonourable

चand

पूज्यःworthy of worship/reverence

चand

ममfor me / my

भूयःmore, exceedingly

बृहस्पतिःBṛhaspati

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśaṃpāyana

Aṅgiras (Aṅgirā)

Bṛhaspati

the speaker's father

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores dharmic etiquette: honour is extended not only to one’s own revered elders but also to the revered elders of others—especially spiritual authorities—affirming humility, gratitude, and respect for lineage.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśaṃpāyana, while speaking within the Adi Parva narration, expresses esteem by drawing a comparison: as Aṅgiras is honoured by his father, so he honours the other party’s father, Bṛhaspati, as even more venerable.