Shloka 8.18Unverified draft
तद्यथा विधिपूर्वं मे क्रतुरेष समाप्यते । तथा विधानं क्रियतां समर्था: करणेष्विह।।1.8.18।।
Meaning
"Therefore see to it that this sacrifice is completed exactly according to scriptural injunction — in this, you are all experts."
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| tat | तत् | so that | Indeclinable/particle |
| yathā vidhi-pūrvam | यथा विधि-पूर्वम् | duly, according to prescribed procedure | Indeclinable/particle |
| me | मे | my | Genitive singular (pronoun) |
| kratur eṣaḥ | क्रतुर् एषः | this rite | Nominative singular |
| samāpyate | समाप्यते | is completed | Verb (present, passive) |
| tathā vidhānam | तथा विधानम् | arrangement accordingly | Nominative singular |
| kriyatām | क्रियताम् | let be made | Verb (passive imperative) |
| samarthāḥ | समर्थाः | capable men | Nominative plural |
| karaṇeṣu iha | करणेषु इह | in the [various] tasks here | Locative plural |
Reference: 1.8.18 · Bāla Kāṇḍa