Shloka 11

Marutta Seeks Saṃvarta’s Priestly Support; Conditions, Truth-Discipline, and Rival Powers

Devanagari script

नाहं तेनाननुज्ञातस्त्वामाविक्षित कहिचित्‌ | याजयेयं कथंचिद्‌ वै स हि पूज्यतमो मम,“अविक्षित्‌-कुमार! मैं उनकी आज्ञा प्राप्त किये बिना कभी किसी तरह भी तुम्हारा यज्ञ नहीं करा सकता; क्योंकि वे मेरे परम पूजनीय भाई हैं

Transliteration

nāhaṁ tenānanujñātas tvām āvikṣita kahicit | yājayeyam kathaṁcid vai sa hi pūjyatamo mama ||

Translation

ఆవిక్షిత్-కుమారా! ఆయన అనుమతి లేకుండా నేను ఏ పరిస్థితిలోనూ నీ యజ్ఞాన్ని నిర్వహింపజేయలేను; ఎందుకంటే ఆయన నాకు పరమపూజ్యుడైన అన్న.

Word by Word

नnot

अहम्I

तेनby him / by that (person)

अननुज्ञातःnot permitted / not authorized

त्वाम्you

आविक्षितO Āvikṣit (proper name)

क्वचित्ever / anywhere

याजयेयम्I should cause (you) to perform / I should officiate (a sacrifice)

कथंचित्in any way / somehow

वैindeed

सःhe

हिfor / because

पूज्यतमःmost worthy of worship / most venerable

ममof me / my

Speaker

व्यास उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vyāsa

Āvikṣita

yajña (sacrifice)

an unnamed revered brother (pūjyatamaḥ mama)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Ritual action must follow dharma: a priest should not proceed without proper authorization, and personal reverence for elders/teachers sets ethical limits on what one will do, even when requested.

What is happening in the narrative?

Āvikṣita seeks Vyāsa’s help in conducting a sacrifice, but Vyāsa refuses to officiate unless he has obtained permission from a particular person whom Vyāsa calls his most venerable brother.