Shloka 14
Yuddha-yajña-vyākhyāna (The Battle as Sacrifice): Ambarīṣa–Indra Saṃvāda
Devanagari script
अम्बरीष उवाच कानि यज्ञे हवींष्यस्मिन् किमाज्यं का च दक्षिणा । ऋषच्विजजश्षात्र के प्रोक्तास्तन्मे ब्रूहि शतक्रतो
Translation
Ambarīṣa hỏi: “Hỡi Śatakratu! Trong tế lễ chiến tranh này, vật hiến tế là gì? Ghee là gì? Lễ vật dâng tặng (dakṣiṇā) là gì? Và những ai được gọi là các tư tế (ṛtvij) trong đó? Xin hãy nói cho ta biết.”
Word by Word
अम्बरीषःAmbarisha
अम्बरीषः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअम्बरीष
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
उवाचsaid
उवाच:
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
FormPerfect, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
कानिwhich (things)?
कानि:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootक
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Plural
यज्ञेin the sacrifice
यज्ञे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootयज्ञ
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
हवींषिoblations
हवींषि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootहविस्
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Plural
अस्मिन्in this
अस्मिन्:
Adhikarana
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Locative, Singular
किम्what?
किम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootक
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
आज्यम्ghee (clarified butter)
आज्यम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootआज्य
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
काwhich (female/what)?
का:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootक
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
दक्षिणाsacrificial fee/gift
दक्षिणा:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootदक्षिणा
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
ऋषयःsages
ऋषयः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootऋषि
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
ऋत्विजःpriests (ritviks)
ऋत्विजः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootऋत्विज्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
शास्त्राःscriptural rules/texts
शास्त्राः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootशास्त्र
FormNeuter, Nominative, Plural
केwhich (ones)?
के:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootक
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
प्रोक्ताःdeclared/taught
प्रोक्ताः:
TypeVerb
Rootप्र-वच्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural, Past passive participle (क्त)
तत्that
तत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
मेto me/for me
मे:
Sampradana
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
FormDative/Genitive, Singular, First
ब्रूहिtell (you)
ब्रूहि:
TypeVerb
Rootब्रू
FormImperative, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada
शतक्रतोO Shatakratu (Indra, 'of a hundred rites')
शतक्रतो:
Sampradana
TypeNoun
Rootशतक्रतु
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
Speaker
अम्बरीष उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes