Shloka 9

Devanagari script

जरितारौ कुल॑ होतज्ज्येष्ठत्वेन प्रतिष्ठितम्‌ सारिसृक्‍्क: प्रजायेत पितृणां कुलवर्धन:,पुत्रो! तुम्हारे निर्दयी पिता पहले ही यह कहकर चल दिये कि “जरितारि ज्येष्ठ है, अतः इस कुलकी रक्षाका भार इसीपर होगा। दूसरा पुत्र सारिसृक्क अपने पितरोंके कुलकी वृद्धि करनेवाला होगा। स्तम्बमित्र तपस्या करेगा और द्रोण ब्रह्मवेत्ताओंमें श्रेष्ठ होगा"

Transliteration

Vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca: Jaritārau kule hotaj jyeṣṭhatvena pratiṣṭhitam; Sārisṛkkaḥ prajāyeta pitṝṇāṃ kulavardhanaḥ; Stambhamitraḥ tapasā yuktas tapasyāṃ pravartsyati; Droṇaś ca brahmavettṝṇāṃ śreṣṭho bhaviṣyati.

Translation

毗舍波耶那说道：“你们那严酷的父亲早已离去，临行前宣告：‘阇利多梨为长子，因此被确立为守护宗族血脉之责的承担者。次子娑利斯哩迦将出生为增盛祖先家族之人。斯坦婆密多将修行苦行，而德罗那将成为通晓梵（Brahman）者中最卓越的一位。’”

Word by Word

जरितारौthe two Jaritars (Jaritar and his counterpart)

कुलम्family, lineage

होतत्the Hotṛ priest

ज्येष्ठत्वेनby (virtue of) seniority

प्रतिष्ठितम्established, set (in place)

सारिसृक्Sārisṛk (proper name)

प्रजायेतshould be born / would be born

पितृणाम्of the fathers/ancestors

कुलवर्धनःincreaser of the lineage

Speaker

वैशमग्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśaṃpāyana

Jaritarī

Sārisṛkka

Stambhamitra

Droṇa

pitṛ (forefathers/ancestors)

kula (lineage)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse frames dharma in terms of inherited responsibility: the eldest is charged with protecting the lineage, another is destined to expand it, one pursues tapas, and one excels in Brahman-knowledge—showing differentiated duties (svadharma) within a family for the welfare of ancestors and descendants.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśaṃpāyana reports a prior declaration by a father who, before leaving, assigns or foretells the roles of his sons: Jaritarī as the senior guardian of the family, Sārisṛkka as the lineage-enhancer, Stambhamitra as an ascetic, and Droṇa as preeminent among Brahman-knowers.