Shloka 20
प्राप्तोडस्मि समये राजन्नग्नीनादाय ते विभो । आचार्य ब्राद्मणांश्वैव ऋत्विजो भ्रातरश्ष मे
prāpto 'smi samaye rājann agnīn ādāya te vibho | ācārya-brāhmaṇāṁś caiva ṛtvijo bhrātaraś ca me ||
وَیشَمپایَن نے کہا—اے راجَن! اے زورآور آقا! میں مقررہ وقت پر حاضر ہو گیا ہوں۔ آپ کی مقدّس آگنیاں، آچاریہ، برہمن اور رِتویج پجاریوں کو ساتھ لایا ہوں، اور میرے بھائی بھی میرے ساتھ ہیں۔
वैशम्पायन उवाच
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The verse highlights dharma expressed through ritual responsibility and social-religious order: sacred fires, teachers, Brāhmaṇas, and officiating priests are treated as essential supports of righteous action, and arriving “at the appointed time” underscores discipline and fidelity to one’s commitments.
A speaker reports to the king that he has arrived punctually, bringing the king’s ritual fires and accompanying religious authorities—teachers, Brāhmaṇas, and priests—along with his own brothers, indicating readiness for a rite or a formally sanctioned undertaking.