Mahabharata · 2.7.19–20
॥
Devanāgarī
अग्नीषोमौ तथेन्द्राग्नी मित्रो ऽथ सवितार्यमा ॥
भगो विश्वे च साध्याश् च शुक्रो मन्थी च भारत ॥
यज्ञाश् च दक्षिणाश् चैव ग्रहाः स्तोभाश् च सर्वशः ॥
यज्ञवाहाश् च ये मन्त्राः सर्वे तत्र समासते ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
agnīṣomau tathendrāgnī mitro 'tha savitāryamā ||
bhago viśve ca sādhyāś ca śukro manthī ca bhārata ||
yajñāś ca dakṣiṇāś caiva grahāḥ stobhāś ca sarvaśaḥ ||
yajñavāhāś ca ye mantrāḥ sarve tatra samāsate ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
अग्नी-षोमौ तथा इन्द्र-अग्नीagnī-ṣomau tathā indra-agnīAgni-Soma, Indra-Agni,
मित्रः अथ सविता अर्यमाmitraḥ atha savitā aryamāMitra, then Savitri, Aryaman,
भगः विश्वे च साध्याः चbhagaḥ viśve ca sādhyāḥ caBhaga, the Vishvedevas and Sadhyas,
शुक्रः मन्थी च भारतśukraḥ manthī ca bhārataShukra and Manthin, O Bharata;
यज्ञाः च दक्षिणाः च एवyajñāḥ ca dakṣiṇāḥ ca evasacrifices and priestly fees,
ग्रहाः स्तोभाः च सर्वशःgrahāḥ stobhāḥ ca sarvaśaḥplanets and stobha-chants of every kind,
यज्ञ-वाहाः च ये मन्त्राःyajña-vāhāḥ ca ye mantrāḥand the mantras that bear the sacrifice —
सर्वे तत्र समासतेsarve tatra samāsateall abide there;
अग्नीषोमौagnīṣomauoriginal form "agnīṣomau", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तथेन्द्राग्नीtathendrāgnīoriginal form "tathendrāgnī", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
मित्रोmitrooriginal form "mitro", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ऽथ'thaoriginal form "'tha", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सवितार्यमाsavitāryamāoriginal form "savitāryamā", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
भगोbhagooriginal form "bhago", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
साध्याश्sādhyāśoriginal form "sādhyāś", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
शुक्रोśukrooriginal form "śukro", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
यज्ञाश्yajñāśoriginal form "yajñāś", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
दक्षिणाश्dakṣiṇāśoriginal form "dakṣiṇāś", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
चैवcaivaoriginal form "caiva", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
स्तोभाश्stobhāśoriginal form "stobhāś", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
यज्ञवाहाश्yajñavāhāśoriginal form "yajñavāhāś", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
Translation
"Agni-Soma, Indra-Agni, Mitra, Savitri, Aryaman, Bhaga, the Vishvedevas and Sadhyas, Shukra and Manthin, O Bharata; sacrifices and priestly fees, planets and every kind of stobha-chant, and the mantras that bear the sacrifice — all abide there."
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Here even the sacrifices, priestly fees and mantras appear as living inhabitants of the hall. It is significant that the rite does not vanish but attains eternal being in the celestial world: a rightly offered sacrifice endures as an imperishable fruit. Thus the scripture shows the permanence of righteous action; and next come the heavenly singers.