Shloka 19

Aśvamedha-saṃbhāra: Return of the Horse, Auspicious Timing, and Construction of the Yajña Enclosure

Devanagari script

उपायास्यति यज्ञ नो मणिपूरपतिर्नुप: । पुत्रो मम महातेजा दयितो बभ्रुवाहन:,“हमलोगोंके इस यज्ञमें मणिपुरका राजा बभ्रुवाहन भी आवेगा, जो महान्‌ तेजस्वी और मेरा परम प्रिय पुत्र है

Transliteration

upāyāsyati yajñe no maṇipūrapatir nṛpaḥ | putro mama mahātejā dayito babhruvāhanaḥ ||

Translation

వైశంపాయనుడు పలికెను—ఓ రాజా, మా యజ్ఞానికి మణిపూరాధిపతియైన నా కుమారుడు బభ్రువాహనుడు కూడా వచ్చును; అతడు మహాతేజస్సు గలవాడు, నాకు అత్యంత ప్రియుడు.

Word by Word

उपयास्यतिwill come/approach

यज्ञम्sacrifice, yajña

नःof us/our

मणिपूरपतिःthe lord/king of Manipur

नृपःking

पुत्रःson

ममmy/of me

महातेजाःof great splendor/energy

दयितःbeloved, dear

बभ्रुवाहनःBabhruvāhana (proper name)

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Maṇipura

Babhruvāhana

yajña (sacrifice)

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 highlights dharmic social order around yajña: rightful kings participate in major rites, and personal affection (a father’s love for his son) is expressed within the framework of public ritual duty.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana informs the listener that the king of Maṇipura—Babhruvāhana, described as his beloved and radiant son—will also come to take part in the ongoing sacrifice.