Shloka 12

उपहार-विधानम्, यक्षपूजा, रत्ननिध्युद्धारः

Offerings to Tryambaka; Yakṣa honors; Excavation of the Treasure

Devanagari script

यथा भवन्तो मन्यन्ते कर्तुमर्हन्ति तत्‌ तथा । न न: कालात्ययो वै स्यादिहैव परिलम्बताम्‌

Transliteration

yathā bhavanto manyante kartum arhanti tat tathā | na naḥ kālātyayo vai syād ihaiva parilambatām ||

Translation

毗湿摩波耶那说道：“就照你们所认为合宜、也有资格去做的那样去做。只是，切莫让我们有所失时——就在此地、就在此刻，不可迟延。”

Word by Word

• यथा: as, in the manner that
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा

• भवन्तः: you (honored persons)
• भवन्तः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• मन्यन्ते: think, consider
• Type: Verb
• Root: मन् (मन्यते)
• Form: Present, Third, Plural, Atmanepada

• कर्तुम्: to do
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: Tumun (infinitive)

• अर्हन्ति: are able/fit, deserve
• Type: Verb
• Root: अर्ह्
• Form: Present, Third, Plural, Parasmaipada

• तत्: that (thing)
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• तथा: so, thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• नः: of us, our
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Genitive, Plural

• कालात्ययः: passing of time; delay; lapse of time
• कालात्ययः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कालात्यय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• वै: indeed, surely
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै

• स्यात्: might be, should be
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस्
• Form: Optative (Potential), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• इह: here
• इह: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह

• एव: just, indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• परिलम्बताम्: let them wait/linger; let there be delay
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि-लम्ब्
• Form: Imperative, Third, Plural, Atmanepada

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśaṃpāyana

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Act according to proper judgment and rightful authority, but do not let indecision or postponement waste the appropriate time; timeliness is an ethical duty in carrying out what is to be done.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśaṃpāyana, narrating events, conveys an instruction to respected listeners/participants to proceed as they see fit, while urging that the matter be completed immediately without delay.