Shloka 11

राजपूजाविधानम् / Royal Reception Protocols during Āśvamedha Preparations

Devanagari script

ततस्तृतीये दिवसे सत्यवत्यात्मजो मुनि:

Transliteration

tatas tṛtīye divase satyavatyātmajo muniḥ

Translation

随后，到第三日，萨蒂亚瓦蒂之子、那位牟尼圣者（毗耶娑）[现身/行事]，以先知的威权继续推动事态展开；他的到来昭示着叙事将迎来决定性的转折。

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (तद्-प्रातिपदिकात् अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable)

• तृतीये: on the third
• तृतीये: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तृतीय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे/पुंलिङ्गे सप्तमी एकवचनम् (locative singular; agreeing with दिवसे)

• दिवसे: on the day
• दिवसे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिवस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे सप्तमी एकवचनम् (locative singular)

• सत्यवती-आत्मजः: the son of Satyavatī
• सत्यवती-आत्मजः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा एकवचनम् (nominative singular)

• मुनिः: the sage
• मुनिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा एकवचनम् (nominative singular)

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Satyavatī
• Vyāsa (Satyavatī’s son)
• Vaiśampāyana (speaker)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the narrative and ethical weight carried by a muni’s intervention: when a realized sage enters the scene, events are framed under dharma and higher insight, reminding listeners that power and ritual should be guided by wisdom and restraint.

What is happening in the narrative?

A time marker is given—“on the third day”—and the arrival/role of Satyavatī’s son, the sage Vyāsa, is signaled, indicating a significant development is about to occur under his authoritative presence.