Ramayana — Bala Kanda, Sarga 13, Shloka 29

हयमेध

यज्ञोपक्रमः — Commencement of the Aśvamedha Preparations

Devanagari script

ते च कर्मान्तिकास्सर्वे वसिष्ठाय च धीमते।सर्वं निवेदयन्ति स्म यज्ञे यदुपकल्पितम्।।1.13.29।।

Transliteration

te ca karmāntikāḥ sarve vasiṣṭhāya ca dhīmate |

sarvaṃ nivedayanti sma yajñe yad upakalpitam || 1.13.29 ||

Translation

Bấy giờ, tất cả những người phụ trách các phần việc của nghi lễ đều đến bạch trình với bậc hiền triết Vasiṣṭha mọi điều đã được chuẩn bị chu tất cho đại tế lễ.

Word by Word

• ते: they / those
• ते: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (तद्-प्रातिपदिक सर्वनाम)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा) Plural (बहुवचन); pronoun

• च: and
• च: Nipāta (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय)

• कर्मान्तिकाः: ritual workers / attendants
• कर्मान्तिकाः: Karta (कर्ता) (apposition to ते)
• Type: Noun
• Root: karmāntika (कर्मान्तिक-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा) Plural (बहुवचन); तत्पुरुष: कर्मणः अन्तिके (near the work) → ‘workers/attendants engaged in the rite’

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (सर्व-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative Plural; adjective qualifying कर्मान्तिकाः/ते

• वसिष्ठाय: to Vasiṣṭha
• वसिष्ठाय: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vasiṣṭha (वसिष्ठ-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Dative (चतुर्थी) Singular

• च: and
• च: Nipāta (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय)

• धीमते: wise
• धीमते: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dhīmat (धीमत्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Dative Singular; adjective qualifying वसिष्ठाय

• सर्वम्: everything / all (details)
• सर्वम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (सर्व-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (द्वितीया) Singular; object

• निवेदयन्ति: report / inform
• निवेदयन्ति: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vid (विद् धातु) + ni- (उपसर्ग) (causative sense in usage: ‘to inform’)
• Form: Present (लट्), 3rd person, Plural; parasmaipada

• स्म: (past narrative marker)
• स्म: Nipāta (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sma (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle indicating past/narrative (भूतार्थ-निपात)

• यज्ञे: in the sacrifice
• यज्ञे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yajña (यज्ञ-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative (सप्तमी) Singular

• यत्: which / whatever
• यत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध) (relative-correlative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (यद्-प्रातिपदिक सर्वनाम)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative Singular; relative pronoun referring to ‘(that) which’

• उपकल्पितम्: prepared / arranged
• उपकल्पितम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa / Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण) (of यत्)
• Type: Verb
• Root: upa-√kḷp (कॢप् धातु) (कृदन्त: क्त)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Neuter, Nominative/Accusative Singular; agrees with यत्

Context

"O foremost among ascetics O brahman, may the sacrifice be performed according to tradition in such a manner that the sacrifice is performed unhindered.

Characters & Entities

• Vasiṣṭha
• Yajña

FAQs

What is the core ethical principle (Dharma) in this verse?

Dharma includes accountability and transparency in sacred work: those responsible for tasks report completion to the supervising sage to prevent disorder or error in yajña.

What is the narrative situation?

As preparations conclude, the workers formally inform Vasiṣṭha that the sacrificial arrangements are complete.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Collective conscientiousness—organized labor aligned with ritual correctness under a wise authority.