Shloka 35

Adhyāya 33: Antarvedī-Samāgama, Arghya-Nirṇaya, and Śiśupāla’s Objection

Devanagari script

याज्ञवल्क्यो बभूवाथ ब्रह्निष्ठो5 ध्वर्युसत्तम: । पैलो होता वसो: पुत्रो धौम्पेन सहितो5भवत्‌,और ब्रह्मनिष्ठ याज्ञवल्क्य उस यज्ञके श्रेष्ठतम अध्वर्यु थे। वसुपुत्र पैल धौम्य मुनिके साथ होता बने थे

Transliteration

yājñavalkyo babhūvātha brahmaniṣṭho ’dhvaryusattamaḥ | pailo hotā vasoḥ putro dhaumpena sahito ’bhavat ||

Translation

అప్పుడు బ్రహ్మనిష్ఠుడైన యాజ్ఞవల్క్యుడు ఆ యజ్ఞానికి శ్రేష్ఠ అధ్వర్యువుగా అయ్యాడు. వసుపుత్రుడైన పైలుడు ముని ధౌమ్యునితో కలిసి హోతాగా నియమితుడయ్యాడు.

Word by Word

याज्ञवल्क्यःYajnavalkya

बभूवbecame / was

अथthen

ब्रह्मनिष्ठःsteadfast in Brahman / devoted to sacred knowledge

अध्वर्युसत्तमःthe best of adhvaryu-priests

पैलःPaila

होताthe hotr-priest (invoker)

वसोःof Vasu

पुत्रःson

धौम्पेनwith Dhaumya (by association with Dhaumya)

सहितःaccompanied (together) with

अभवत्became / was

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Yājñavalkya

Paila

Vasu

Dhaumya

Adhvaryu (priestly role)

Hotṛ (priestly role)

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?

Ritual authority in dharma depends on inner qualification: those who are brahmaniṣṭha (spiritually grounded) and properly trained should lead sacred acts, ensuring the rite serves truth and order rather than ego or mere formality.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana identifies the principal priests appointed for a sacrifice: Yājñavalkya is named the foremost adhvaryu, while Paila (son of Vasu), along with Dhaumya, serves as the hotṛ—establishing the ritual personnel and their roles.