Shloka 6

Glorification of the Yamunā (Yamuna Mahatmya) and Prayāga’s Step-by-Step Aśvamedha Merit

Devanagari script

अश्वमेधस्तु बहुभिः सुकृतैः प्राप्यते इह । एतन्मे संशयं ब्रूहि परं कौतूहलं हि मे

Transliteration

aśvamedhastu bahubhiḥ sukṛtaiḥ prāpyate iha | etanme saṃśayaṃ brūhi paraṃ kautūhalaṃ hi me

Translation

ยัญอัศวเมธาในโลกนี้ย่อมบรรลุได้ด้วยกุศลกรรมมากมายเท่านั้น โปรดคลี่คลายความสงสัยของข้าพเจ้าเถิด เพราะความใคร่รู้ของข้าพเจ้ามีอย่างยิ่ง

Word by Word

• अश्वमेधः: Aśvamedha sacrifice
• अश्वमेधः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अश्वमेध (प्रातिपदिक: अश्व + मेध)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तु: but; indeed
• तु: Avyaya (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (adversative/emphatic particle)

• बहुभिः: by many
• बहुभिः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifying सुकृतैः)

• सुकृतैः: by good deeds/merits
• सुकृतैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुकृत (प्रातिपदिक: सु + कृत)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• प्राप्यते: is attained
• प्राप्यते: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + आप् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive)

• इह: here (in this world)
• इह: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• मे: my / for me
• मे: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• संशयम्: doubt
• संशयम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• ब्रूहि: tell (me)
• ब्रूहि: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• परम्: great; supreme
• परम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying कौतूहलम्)

• कौतूहलम्: curiosity
• कौतूहलम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कौतूहल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• हि: indeed; for
• हि: Avyaya (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (causal/emphatic particle)

• मे: my
• मे: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

Speaker

Unspecified questioner (a disciple/interlocutor addressing a teacher in the dialogue context)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: अश्वमेधस्तु = अश्वमेधः + तु; एतन्मे = एतत् + मे

FAQs

What is the main point of this verse about the Aśvamedha?

It states that performing or attaining the fruit of the Aśvamedha is not casual—it requires the accumulation of many good deeds (sukṛta).

What attitude toward learning does the verse model?

It models respectful inquiry: the speaker openly admits doubt and asks the teacher to clarify out of sincere curiosity.

What ethical lesson is implied here?

Major religious acts are grounded in sustained virtue; extraordinary rites are portrayed as the culmination of consistent ethical and meritorious living.