Shloka 170

समन्तपञ्चक-आख्यानम् तथा अक्षौहिणी-प्रमाणनिर्णयः

Samantapañcaka Narrative and the Measure of an Akṣauhiṇī

Devanagari script

सीकन्यमपि चाख्यानं च्यवनो यत्र भार्गव: । शर्यातियज्ञे नासत्यौ कृतवान्‌ सोमपीतिनौ,इसके बाद सुकन्याका उपाख्यान है। इसीमें यह कथा है कि भृगुनन्दन च्यवनने शर्यातिके यज्ञमें अश्विनीकुमारोंकोी सोमपानका अधिकारी बना दिया

Transliteration

sīkanyam api cākhyānaṃ cyavano yatra bhārgavaḥ | śaryātiyajñe nāsatyau kṛtavān somapītinau ||

Translation

又有苏甘雅（Sukanyā）之篇章，其中婆利伽婆圣者赤瓦那（Cyavana）登场。在舍利耶提王（Śaryāti）的祭祀中，赤瓦那使阿湿毗尼双神（Nāsatya 与 Dasra）获准饮用苏摩（Soma）。

Word by Word

सुकन्याम्Sukanyā (as the topic/subject-matter)

अपिalso

चand

आख्यानम्narrative, episode

च्यवनःCyavana

यत्रwherein, in which (episode)

भार्गवःthe Bhārgava (descendant of Bhṛgu)

शर्याति-यज्ञेin Śaryāti's sacrifice

नासत्यौthe two Nāsatyas (Aśvin twins)

कृतवान्made, rendered

सोमपीतिनौentitled to drink Soma / Soma-drinkers

Speaker

राम उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sukanyā

Cyavana

Bhṛgu (lineage implied by Bhārgava)

King Śaryāti

Aśvin twins

Nāsatya

Soma

Yajña (sacrifice)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The passage highlights dharma in ritual life: rightful participation in sacred rites should be based on legitimate qualification and justice, not on exclusion or bias. Cyavana’s intervention underscores that spiritual authority can correct unfair denial of honor or entitlement.

What is happening in the narrative?

The text points forward to the Sukanyā-upākhyāna, in which the sage Cyavana appears. During King Śaryāti’s sacrifice, Cyavana ensures that the Aśvin twins (Nāsatya and Dasra) are recognized as eligible to drink Soma, a privilege associated with participation and honor in the yajña.