Shloka 133

Āśvamedha-dīkṣā-nirdeśaḥ — Scheduling the Initiation and Assigning Protection for the Horse

Devanagari script

उपयोक्तुं तदिच्छामि वाजिमेथे महाक्रतौ । “भगवन्‌! आपकी कृपासे जो वह रत्न लाया गया है, उसका अश्वमेध नामक महायज्ञमें मैं उपयोग करना चाहता हूँ

Transliteration

upayoktuṃ tad icchāmi vājimethe mahākratau |

Translation

Sinabi ni Vaiśampāyana: “Sa pahintulot mo, nais kong gamitin ang (mahalagang bagay) na iyon sa dakilang handog—ang Aśvamedha—upang ang natamo sa pamamagitan ng iyong biyaya ay maialay sa layuning naaayon sa dharma.”

Word by Word

• उपयोक्तुम्: to use, to employ
• उपयोक्तुम्: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-युज्
• Form: तुमुन् (infinitive), परस्मैपद-भाव (usage infinitive), singular

• तत्: that (thing)
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

• इच्छामि: I desire, I wish
• इच्छामि: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: इष्
• Form: लट् (present indicative), 1st, singular, परस्मैपद

• वाजिमेथे: in the Aśvamedha (horse-sacrifice)
• वाजिमेथे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाजिमेथ
• Form: masculine, locative, singular

• महाक्रतौ: in the great sacrifice/rite
• महाक्रतौ: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाक्रतु
• Form: masculine, locative, singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśaṃpāyana
• Aśvamedha (Vājimedha)
• ratna (precious object, implied by the accompanying Hindi gloss)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Resources gained through favor or fortune should be redirected toward dharmic ends—here, consecrated into a major Vedic rite—emphasizing gratitude, accountability, and the ethical use of wealth/power.

What is happening in the narrative?

The speaker expresses the intention to use a particular valuable item (a ‘ratna’ brought by someone’s grace) as part of the preparations or offerings for the great Aśvamedha sacrifice.