संस्कृतIASTअर्थ
सोमस्य यज्ञः वरुणस्य यज्ञः प्रजापतेः यज्ञः प्रयागे आसीत्somasya yajñaḥ varuṇasya yajñaḥ prajāpateḥ yajñaḥ prayāge āsītthere was once the sacrifice of Soma, the sacrifice of Varuna, the sacrifice of Prajapati at Prayaga
तथा अयं तव यज्ञः भारताग्र्य पारिक्षित स्वस्ति नः प्रियेभ्यः अस्तुtathā ayaṃ tava yajñaḥ bhāratāgrya pārikṣita svasti naḥ priyebhyaḥ astusuch is this sacrifice of yours as well, O foremost of the Bharatas, son of Parikshit; may there be good fortune for us and our loved ones
शक्रस्य यज्ञः शतसंख्यः उक्तः तथा अपरः तुल्यसंख्यःśakrasya yajñaḥ śatasaṃkhyaḥ uktaḥ tathā aparaḥ tulyasaṃkhyaḥit is said that Shakra (Indra) has performed a hundred sacrifices, and another hundred equal in number besides
यमस्य हरिमेधसः रन्तिदेवस्य राज्ञः यज्ञः यथाyamasya harimedhasaḥ rantidevasya rājñaḥ yajñaḥ yathālike the sacrifices of Yama, of Harimedhas, of King Rantideva
गयस्य शशबिन्दोः वैश्रवणस्य राज्ञः यज्ञः तथाgayasya śaśabindoḥ vaiśravaṇasya rājñaḥ yajñaḥ tathālikewise the sacrifices of Gaya, of King Shashabindu, of King Vaishravana (Kubera)
नृगस्य अजमीढस्य दाशरथेर् राज्ञः यज्ञः यथाnṛgasya ajamīḍhasya dāśarather rājñaḥ yajñaḥ yathālike the sacrifices of Nriga and of Ajamidha, like the sacrifice of the king descended from Dasharatha (Rama)
दिवि युधिष्ठिरस्य अजमीढस्य राज्ञः यज्ञः श्रुतःdivi yudhiṣṭhirasya ajamīḍhasya rājñaḥ yajñaḥ śrutaḥheard of in heaven is the sacrifice of Yudhishthira, king of the line of Ajamidha
कृष्णस्य सत्यवत्याः सुतस्य यज्ञः यत्र स्वयं कर्म प्रचकारkṛṣṇasya satyavatyāḥ sutasya yajñaḥ yatra svayaṃ karma pracakāralike the sacrifice of Krishna (Dvaipayana), son of Satyavati, where he himself performed the rite
आस्तीकāstīkaoriginal form "āstīka", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
यज्ञोyajñooriginal form "yajño", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
प्रजापतेर्prajāpateroriginal form "prajāpater", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
यज्ञyajñaoriginal form "yajña", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
यज्ञोyajñooriginal form "yajño", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ऽयं'yaṃoriginal form "'yaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
नोnooriginal form "no", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ऽस्तु'stuoriginal form "'stu", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
शतसंख्यśatasaṃkhyaoriginal form "śatasaṃkhya", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
उक्तस्uktasoriginal form "uktas", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तथापरस्tathāparasoriginal form "tathāparas", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
शतंśataṃoriginal form "śataṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
वैvaioriginal form "vai", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
यज्ञोyajñooriginal form "yajño", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ऽयं'yaṃoriginal form "'yaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तवtavaoriginal form "tava", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
भारताग्र्यbhāratāgryaoriginal form "bhāratāgrya", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
पारिक्षितpārikṣitaoriginal form "pārikṣita", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
स्वस्तिsvastioriginal form "svasti", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
नोnooriginal form "no", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ऽस्तु'stuoriginal form "'stu", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
प्रियेभ्यःpriyebhyaḥoriginal form "priyebhyaḥ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
यज्ञोyajñooriginal form "yajño", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
हरिमेधसश्harimedhasaśoriginal form "harimedhasaś", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
चcaoriginal form "ca", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
यज्ञोyajñooriginal form "yajño", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
यज्ञोyajñooriginal form "yajño", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ऽयं'yaṃoriginal form "'yaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तवtavaoriginal form "tava", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
भारताग्र्यbhāratāgryaoriginal form "bhāratāgrya", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
पारिक्षितpārikṣitaoriginal form "pārikṣita", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
स्वस्तिsvastioriginal form "svasti", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
नोnooriginal form "no", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ऽस्तु'stuoriginal form "'stu", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
प्रियेभ्यःpriyebhyaḥoriginal form "priyebhyaḥ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
शशबिन्दोश्śaśabindośoriginal form "śaśabindoś", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
चcaoriginal form "ca", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
राज्ञोrājñooriginal form "rājño", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
यज्ञस्yajñasoriginal form "yajñas", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तथाtathāoriginal form "tathā", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तथाtathāoriginal form "tathā", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
यज्ञोyajñooriginal form "yajño", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ऽयं'yaṃoriginal form "'yaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तवtavaoriginal form "tava", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
भारताग्र्यbhāratāgryaoriginal form "bhāratāgrya", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
पारिक्षितpārikṣitaoriginal form "pārikṣita", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
स्वस्तिsvastioriginal form "svasti", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
नोnooriginal form "no", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ऽस्तु'stuoriginal form "'stu", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
प्रियेभ्यःpriyebhyaḥoriginal form "priyebhyaḥ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
यज्ञस्yajñasoriginal form "yajñas", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
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चासीद्cāsīdoriginal form "cāsīd", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
यज्ञोyajñooriginal form "yajño", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
दाशरथेश्dāśaratheśoriginal form "dāśaratheś", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
चcaoriginal form "ca", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तथाtathāoriginal form "tathā", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
यज्ञोyajñooriginal form "yajño", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ऽयं'yaṃoriginal form "'yaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तवtavaoriginal form "tava", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
भारताग्र्यbhāratāgryaoriginal form "bhāratāgrya", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
पारिक्षितpārikṣitaoriginal form "pārikṣita", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
स्वस्तिsvastioriginal form "svasti", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
नोnooriginal form "no", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ऽस्तु'stuoriginal form "'stu", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
प्रियेभ्यःpriyebhyaḥoriginal form "priyebhyaḥ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
श्रुतोśrutooriginal form "śruto", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
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देवसूनोर्devasūnororiginal form "devasūnor", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
युधिष्ठिरस्याजमीढस्यyudhiṣṭhirasyājamīḍhasyaoriginal form "yudhiṣṭhirasyājamīḍhasya", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तथाtathāoriginal form "tathā", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
यज्ञोyajñooriginal form "yajño", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ऽयं'yaṃoriginal form "'yaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तवtavaoriginal form "tava", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
भारताग्र्यbhāratāgryaoriginal form "bhāratāgrya", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
पारिक्षितpārikṣitaoriginal form "pārikṣita", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
स्वस्तिsvastioriginal form "svasti", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
नोnooriginal form "no", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ऽस्तु'stuoriginal form "'stu", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
प्रियेभ्यःpriyebhyaḥoriginal form "priyebhyaḥ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
चcaoriginal form "ca", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तथाtathāoriginal form "tathā", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
यज्ञोyajñooriginal form "yajño", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ऽयं'yaṃoriginal form "'yaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तवtavaoriginal form "tava", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
भारताग्र्यbhāratāgryaoriginal form "bhāratāgrya", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
पारिक्षितpārikṣitaoriginal form "pārikṣita", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
स्वस्तिsvastioriginal form "svasti", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
नोnooriginal form "no", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ऽस्तु'stuoriginal form "'stu", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
प्रियेभ्यःpriyebhyaḥoriginal form "priyebhyaḥ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
इमेimeoriginal form "ime", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
हिhioriginal form "hi", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
तेteoriginal form "te", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
सूर्यहुताशवर्चसःsūryahutāśavarcasaḥoriginal form "sūryahutāśavarcasaḥ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
समासतेsamāsateoriginal form "samāsate", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
वृत्रहणःvṛtrahaṇaḥoriginal form "vṛtrahaṇaḥ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
क्रतुंkratuṃoriginal form "kratuṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
यथाyathāoriginal form "yathā", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
नैषांnaiṣāṃoriginal form "naiṣāṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ज्ञानंjñānaṃoriginal form "jñānaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
विद्यतेvidyateoriginal form "vidyate", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ज्ञातुम्jñātumoriginal form "jñātum", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
अद्यadyaoriginal form "adya", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
दत्तंdattaṃoriginal form "dattaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
येभ्योyebhyooriginal form "yebhyo", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
नnaoriginal form "na", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
प्रणश्येत्praṇaśyetoriginal form "praṇaśyet", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
कथंkathaṃoriginal form "kathaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
चित्citoriginal form "cit", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
Here Astika begins his hymn of praise (stuti), likening Janamejaya's sacrifice to the most glorious sacrifices of old — those of the gods (Soma, Varuna, Yama, Indra) and of royal sages (Rantideva, Gaya, Rama, Yudhishthira). Notable here is the art of the gentle: Astika, who has come to halt the rite, begins not with reproach but with praise — he lifts the king in his own eyes, disposing his heart to favor. Here is the wisdom of righteous speech: before asking, one must honor; before turning someone from wrong, one must show respect. Note the prayer hidden in the refrain, "may there be good fortune for us and our loved ones" (svasti naḥ priyebhyaḥ) — by "loved ones" Astika means the nagas he has come to save; thus within the very praise a petition is already concealed. And the mention of Vyasa (Krishna Dvaipayana) among those who performed the rite, and his presence at it, ties this account to the compiler of the epic himself.