Shloka 19

Adhyāya 283: Varṇa-vṛtti, Nyāya-ārjana, and the Decline-and-Restoration of Dharma (वर्णवृत्तिः न्यायार्जनं च)

Devanagari script

आगतं पशुभर्तरं स्रष्टारं जगत: पतिम्‌ | अध्वरे हााग्रभोक्तारं सर्वेषां पश्यत प्रभुम

Translation

“你们都看吧——那位造化世界、护持众生、统御宇宙的主宰。于此祭祀之中，他将以首要受供者的身份降临。”

Word by Word

• आगतम्: having come, arrived
• आगतम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ-गम् (गम्)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• पशुभर्तारम्: the protector of creatures (Pashupati)
• पशुभर्तारम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पशुभर्तृ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• स्रष्टारम्: the creator
• स्रष्टारम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्रष्टृ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• जगतः: of the world
• जगतः: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत्
• Form: Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• पतिम्: lord, master
• पतिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पति
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अध्वरे: in the sacrifice
• अध्वरे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्वर
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• हा: indeed/ah (exclamation/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हा

• अग्रभोक्तारम्: the foremost/primary enjoyer (chief recipient of offerings)
• अग्रभोक्तारम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्रभोक्तृ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• सर्वेषाम्: of all
• सर्वेषाम्: Sambandha
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural

• पश्यत: see! behold!
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: Imperative, Second, Plural, Parasmaipada

• प्रभुम्: the Lord, the mighty one
• प्रभुम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

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