Shloka 57

अग्नीषोमोत्पत्तिः

Agni–Soma Origin and the Brahmāgnīṣomīya Doctrine

Devanagari script

एतावदुकक्‍्त्वा वचनं पराशरसुत: प्रभु: । उक्त्वा पुत्रमधीष्वेति व्योमगड्रामगात्‌ तदा

Transliteration

etāvad uktvā vacanaṃ parāśara-sutaḥ prabhuḥ | uktvā putram adhīṣveti vyoma-gaṅgām agāt tadā ||

Translation

毗湿摩说道：“说完这些话，那位大能的主宰——波罗沙罗之子毗耶娑——便对其子说道：‘如今你当开始诵读并研习吠陀。’他既已宣示关于不宜学习之日的规矩，便离去，前往天界恒河之滨。”

Word by Word

• एतावत्: this much, so much
• एतावत्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतावत्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• उक्त्वा: having said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: क्त्वा, Absolutive (gerund)

• वचनम्: speech, statement
• वचनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचन
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• पराशर-सुतः: the son of Parāśara (Vyāsa)
• पराशर-सुतः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पराशर-सुत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• प्रभुः: the lord, master
• प्रभुः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उक्त्वा: having said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: क्त्वा, Absolutive (gerund)

• पुत्रम्: to (his) son
• पुत्रम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अधीष्व: study!, recite!
• Type: Verb
• Root: अधि-इ
• Form: Lot (Imperative), Imperative, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada

• इति: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

• व्योम-गङ्गाम्: the celestial Ganges
• व्योम-गङ्गाम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्योम-गङ्गा
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• अगात्: went
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम्
• Form: Lan (Imperfect), Past (imperfect), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• तदा: then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhishma
• Vyasa (Parashara-suta)
• Parashara
• Shuka (Shukadeva)
• Ganga (celestial/sky Ganga)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

That Vedic study is governed by dharmic discipline: one must observe anadhyaya (periods when recitation is suspended) and then resume study properly under instruction.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vyasa concludes his explanation about anadhyaya, tells his son Shuka to proceed with Vedic study, and then departs toward the bank of the celestial Ganga.