Shloka 19
Atithi-prāpti and the Brāhmaṇa’s Deliberation on Triadic Dharma (अतिथिप्राप्तिः धर्मत्रयविचारश्च)
Devanagari script
सुमन्तुर्जैमिनिश्वैव पैलश्व॒ सुदृढब्रत:
Transliteration
sumantur jaiminiś caiva pailaś ca sudṛḍha-vrataḥ
Translation
Vaiśampāyana nói: “Sumantu, Jaimini, và cả Paila nữa—những bậc giữ giới nguyện kiên cố, kỷ luật vững bền.”
Word by Word
सुमन्तुःSumantu (a sage/name)
सुमन्तुः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसुमन्तु
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
जैमिनिःJaimini (a sage/name)
जैमिनिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootजैमिनि
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
एवindeed/just
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
पैलःPaila (a sage/name)
पैलः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपैल
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
सुदृढव्रतःone of very firm vows/steadfast in vow
सुदृढव्रतः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसुदृढव्रत
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
VaiśampāyanaS
SumantuJ
JaiminiP
PailaCharacter Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights that the preservation and transmission of sacred knowledge rests on ethical steadiness—teachers who are sudṛḍha-vrata, unwavering in vows, self-discipline, and commitment to dharma.
Vaiśampāyana is listing notable sages—Sumantu, Jaimini, and Paila—characterizing them as steadfast observers of vows, typically in the context of describing authoritative transmitters or custodians of traditional learning.