Shloka 8.3-4Unverified draft
स निश्चितां मतिं कृत्वा यष्टव्यमिति बुद्धिमान्। मन्त्रिभिस्सह धर्मात्मा सर्वैरेव कृतात्मभि:।।1.8.3।। ततोऽब्रवीदिदं राजा सुमन्त्रं मन्त्रिसत्तमम्। शीघ्रमानय मे सर्वान्गुरूंस्तान् सपुरोहितान्।।1.8.4।।
Meaning
Having firmly resolved with his wise and self-controlled ministers that the sacrifice should be performed, that righteous and sagacious king commanded Sumantra, the finest of ministers: "Quickly bring all my spiritual preceptors along with the family priests."
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
Shloka 1.8.3
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| saḥ | सः | he | Nominative singular |
| niścitām | निश्चिताम् | resolved, firm | Accusative singular |
| matim | मतिम् | resolve, intention | Accusative singular |
| kṭvā | क्ट्वा | having formed | Gerund (having done) |
| yaṣṭavyam | यष्टव्यम् | it should be sacrificed | Nominative singular (gerundive) |
| iti | इति | thus | Indeclinable/particle |
| buddhimān | बुद्धिमान् | the wise one | Nominative singular |
| mantribhiḥ saha | मन्त्रिभिः सह | together with his ministers | Instrumental plural + particle |
| dharma-ātmā | धर्म-आत्मा | righteous-souled one | Nominative singular |
| sarvaiḥ eva | सर्वैः एव | with all of them indeed | Instrumental plural |
| kṛta-ātmabhiḥ | कृत-आत्मभिः | with the self-disciplined ones | Instrumental plural |
Shloka 1.8.4
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| tataḥ | ततः | then | Indeclinable/particle |
| abravīt | अब्रवीत् | said | Verb (imperfect) |
| idam | इदम् | this | Accusative singular |
| rājā | राजा | king | Nominative singular |
| sumantram | सुमन्त्रम् | to Sumantra | Accusative singular |
| mantri-sattamam | मन्त्रि-सत्तमम् | best of ministers | Accusative singular |
| śīghram | शीघ्रम् | quickly | Indeclinable/particle |
| ānaya | आनय | bring | Verb (imperative) |
| me | मे | to me | Genitive/Dative singular (pronoun) |
| sarvān | सर्वान् | all | Accusative plural |
| gurūn | गुरून् | elders, teachers | Accusative plural |
| tān | तान् | those | Accusative plural |
| sa-purohitān | स-पुरोहितान् | together with the family priest | Accusative plural |
Reference: 1.8.3-4 · Bāla Kāṇḍa