Shloka 9

आस्तीक-वरप्रदानम् (Āstīka’s Boon and the Interruption of the Sarpa-satra)

Devanagari script

ततोअ<ब्रवीन्मन्त्रविदस्तान्‌ राजा ब्राह्मुणांस्तदा । आहरिष्यामि तत्‌ सत्र सम्भारा: सम्प्रियन्तु मे,तब राजाने उस समय उन मन्त्रवेत्ता ब्राह्मणोंस कहा--“'मैं उस यज्ञका अनुष्ठान करूँगा। आपलोग उसके लिये आवश्यक सामग्री संग्रह कीजिये”

Transliteration

tato 'bravīn mantravidās tān rājā brāhmaṇāṁs tadā | āhariṣyāmi tat satra-sambhārāḥ sampriyantu me ||

Translation

แล้วพระราชาตรัสแก่พราหมณ์ผู้ชำนาญมนตร์ว่า “เราจักประกอบสัตรพิธีนั้น จงรวบรวมและจัดเตรียมเครื่องประกอบพิธีทั้งปวงให้พร้อมสำหรับเรา”

Word by Word

ततःthen, thereafter

अब्रवीत्said, spoke

मन्त्रविदःknowers of mantras

तान्those (them)

राजाthe king

ब्राह्मणान्Brahmins

तदाat that time

आहरिष्यामिI will bring / I will procure

तत्that

सत्रम्satra-sacrifice (a sacrificial session)

सम्भाराःmaterials, requisites

सम्प्रियन्तुlet (them) be made ready / let (them) be prepared

मेfor me, to me

Speaker

जनमेजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Janamejaya (the king)

Brahmins (mantra-knowers)

Satra (sacrificial session)

Satra-sambhāra (ritual materials)

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?

The verse emphasizes dharmic procedure: even a king’s resolve must be carried out through proper Vedic means—qualified Brahmins, correct mantras, and complete preparation of ritual requisites—highlighting responsibility, order, and legitimacy in action.

What is happening in the narrative?

Janamejaya addresses the mantra-skilled Brahmins and declares his intention to conduct a satra (sacrificial session), instructing them to assemble and ready the necessary materials for the rite.