Shloka 37
Brāhmaṇya-प्रश्नः — The Inquiry into Attaining Brāhmaṇya
Mataṅga–Gardabhī Itihāsa
Devanagari script
माघमासं प्रयागे तु नियत: संशितव्रत:
Transliteration
māghamāsaṃ prayāge tu niyataḥ saṃśitavrataḥ
Translation
“在摩伽月（Māgha），于普罗耶伽（Prayāga），我自持严谨、心志坚定，奉行一项坚固而分明的誓戒（vrata）。”
Word by Word
माघमासम्the month of Māgha
माघमासम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमाघमास
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
प्रयागेin Prayāga
प्रयागे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootप्रयाग
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
तुindeed/but
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
नियतःrestrained, disciplined
नियतः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootनियत
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
संशितव्रतःone whose vow is sharpened/firm; of strict vows
संशितव्रतः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसंशितव्रत
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
अजड्रिय उवाच
Characters & Entities
A
Ajadriya (speaker)M
Māgha monthP
PrayāgaDharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights dharmic self-discipline: undertaking a strict vow (vrata) at a sacred place and time (Prayāga in Māgha) as a means of ethical purification and accumulation of merit through regulated conduct.
The speaker, Ajadriya, is describing his own observance—staying at Prayāga during the Māgha month while maintaining strict restraints and a firm vow—likely as part of a broader account of vows, tīrtha-observances, or merit-producing practices discussed in the Anuśāsana Parva.