Shloka 12

Āśvamedha-dīkṣā-nirdeśaḥ — Scheduling the Initiation and Assigning Protection for the Horse

Devanagari script

सह वृष्ण्यन्धकव्याप्रैरुपासांचक्रिरे तदा | तत्र नानाविधाकारा: कथा: समभिकीरत्त्य वै

Transliteration

saha vṛṣṇyandhakavyāprair upāsāṃ cakrire tadā | tatra nānāvidhākārāḥ kathāḥ samabhikīrtya vai ||

Translation

毗舍波耶那说：其时，他们与弗利什尼、安陀迦两族精干的领袖一同，恭敬侍奉。于彼处，他们如法叙述种种事迹与传闻，又展开多样的议论——在大事既定之后，以法为准，营造出同袍之谊、追忆与劝诫的氛围。

Word by Word

• सह: together with
• सह: Karana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह
• Form: avyaya

• वृष्णि-अन्धक-व्याघ्रैः: with the lions among the Vrishnis and Andhakas
• वृष्णि-अन्धक-व्याघ्रैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृष्णि-अन्धक-व्याघ्र
• Form: masculine, instrumental, plural

• उपासान्: attendances; services; acts of waiting upon
• उपासान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपास
• Form: masculine, accusative, plural

• चक्रिरे: they performed; they did
• चक्रिरे: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: perfect (liṭ), 3rd person, plural, parasmaipada

• तदा: then
• तदा: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा
• Form: avyaya

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र
• Form: avyaya

• नाना-विध-आकाराः: of many kinds and forms
• नाना-विध-आकाराः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नाना-विध-आकार
• Form: feminine, nominative, plural

• कथाः: stories; conversations
• कथाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कथा
• Form: feminine, nominative, plural

• समभिकीरत्त्य: they recounted; they narrated
• समभिकीरत्त्य: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्+अभि+कीर्त्
• Form: imperfect (laṅ), 3rd person, plural, parasmaipada

• वै: indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै
• Form: avyaya

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Vṛṣṇis
• Andhakas

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights dharmic social conduct: honoring worthy persons through respectful attendance (upāsā) and sustaining communal harmony through thoughtful narration and discussion, especially after major events.

What is happening in the narrative?

A group, along with the prominent Vṛṣṇi-Andhaka figures, gathers and pays respectful attendance; in that setting they recount various stories and engage in many kinds of conversation.