Shloka 9

Marutta Seeks Saṃvarta’s Priestly Support; Conditions, Truth-Discipline, and Rival Powers

Devanagari script

भ्राता मम समर्थक्षु वासवेन च संगत: । वर्तते याजने चैव तेन कर्माणि कारय,“मेरे भाई बृहस्पति इस कार्यमें पूर्णतः समर्थ हैं। आजकल इन्द्रके साथ उनका मेलजोल बढ़ा हुआ है। वे उनके यज्ञ करानेमें लगे रहते हैं। अतः उन्हींसे अपने सारे यज्ञकर्म कराओ

Transliteration

bhrātā mama samarthakṣu vāsavena ca saṅgataḥ | vartate yājane caiva tena karmāṇi kāraya ||

Translation

“Anh ta của ta hoàn toàn đủ năng lực trong việc này, lại thân cận với Vāsava (Indra). Ông ấy đang chuyên lo việc chủ tế các lễ tế; vì vậy, hãy để mọi nghi lễ hiến tế của ngươi được cử hành qua ông ấy.”

Word by Word

भ्राताbrother

ममof me / my

समर्थःcapable, competent

चand

वासवेनwith Vāsava (Indra)

संगतःassociated, in company (with)

वर्ततेis engaged / remains / proceeds

याजनेin officiating sacrifices (as priest)

चand

एवindeed, just

तेनby him / with him

कर्माणिrites, actions (ritual acts)

कारयhave (them) done; cause to be performed

Speaker

व्यास उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vyāsa

Bṛhaspati

Vāsava (Indra)

yajña (sacrifice)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Ritual and public religious acts should be entrusted to a qualified and duly connected officiant. Competence and proper authorization/standing (here, closeness to Indra and expertise in yajña) are presented as ethical criteria for choosing who should conduct sacred rites.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vyāsa advises the listener to rely on his brother Bṛhaspati for conducting sacrificial ceremonies, noting that Bṛhaspati is fully capable and is currently closely associated with Indra, and thus is actively engaged in officiating yajñas.