Shloka 27

अध्वर्यु–यति संवादः

Adhvaryu–Yati Dialogue on Svabhāva, Ahiṃsā, and Mokṣa

Devanagari script

इस प्रकार श्रीमह्याभारत आश्वमेधिकपववके अन्तर्गत अनुगीतापर्वमें ब्राह्मणगीतासग्बन्धी सत्ताईसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ

Transliteration

brāhmaṇa uvāca | upapacantyā yatis tṛṣṇīṁ vartamānas tataḥ param | adhvaryur api nirmohaḥ pracacāra mahāmakhe ||

Translation

Sinabi ng Brahmana: “Minamahal, nang sumagot ang Adhvaryu nang may matibay na katuwiran, ang asetiko ay nanahimik at hindi na nagsalita pa. Pagkaraan, ang Adhvaryu man ay napawi ang pagkalito at nagpatuloy sa dakilang paghahandog na iyon.”

Word by Word

• उपपचन्त्या: by (her) reasoning/argument
• उपपचन्त्या: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपपचन्ती (उप-√पच्)
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• यतिः: the ascetic
• यतिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: यति
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तृष्णीम्: silently
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तृष्णीम् (अव्यय)

• वर्तमानः: remaining/being
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वर्तमान (√वृत्)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• ततः: then/thereafter
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (तद्)

• परम्: further/anything more
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पर

• अध्वर्युः: the adhvaryu priest
• अध्वर्युः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्वर्यु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अपि: also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• निर्मोहः: free from delusion
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निर्मोह
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• प्रचचार: went forth/proceeded
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-√चर्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular

• महामखे: in the great sacrifice
• महामखे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: महामख
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

Speaker

ब्राह्मण उवाच

Characters & Entities

• ब्राह्मण (Brāhmaṇa, speaker)
• यति (ascetic)
• अध्वर्यु (Adhvaryu priest)
• महामख (great sacrifice)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Reasoned understanding dispels confusion: when a point is met with proper yukti (sound reasoning), contentious speech subsides, and one should proceed with clarity (nirmoha) in one’s rightful duty.

What is happening in the narrative?

A debate between an ascetic (yati) and the sacrificial priest (adhvaryu) reaches a turning point: the ascetic becomes silent after the priest’s reasoned reply, and the priest, now free of doubt, continues the great sacrificial rite.