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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.22.38

तस्य पुत्र: शतानीको याज्ञवल्‍क्यात् त्रयीं पठन् । अस्त्रज्ञानं क्रियाज्ञानं शौनकात् परमेष्यति ॥ ३८ ॥
tasya putraḥ śatānīko
[tasya putrah shataaneeko]
yājñavalkyāt trayīṁ paṭhan
[yaajnavalkyaat trayeem pathan]
astra-jñānaṁ kriyā-jñānaṁ
[astra-jnaanam kriyaa-jnaanam]
śaunakāt param eṣyati
[shaunakaat param eshyati]
tasya — of Janamejaya putraḥ — the son śatānīkaḥ — Śatānīka yājñavalkyāt — from the great sage known as Yājñavalkya trayīm — the three Vedas (Sāma, Yajur and Ṛg) paṭhan — studying thoroughly astra-jñānam — the art of military administration kriyā-jñānam — the art of performing ritualistic ceremonies śaunakāt — from Śaunaka Ṛṣi param — transcendental knowledge eṣyati — will achieve.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
tasya putraḥ śatānīko
tasya
of Janamejaya
putraḥ
the son
śatānīkaḥ
Śatānīka
yājñavalkyāt trayīṁ paṭhan
yājñavalkyāt
from the great sage known as Yājñavalkya
trayīm
the three Vedas (Sāma, Yajur and Ṛg)
paṭhan
studying thoroughly
astra-jñānaṁ kriyā-jñānaṁ
astra-jñānam
the art of military administration
kriyā-jñānam
the art of performing ritualistic ceremonies
śaunakāt param eṣyati
śaunakāt
from Śaunaka Ṛṣi
param
transcendental knowledge
eṣyati
will achieve.
The son of Janamejaya known as Śatānīka will learn from Yājñavalkya the three Vedas and the art of performing ritualistic ceremonies. He will also learn the military art from Kṛpācārya and the transcendental science from the sage Śaunaka.
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
The son of Janamejaya known as Śatānīka will learn from Yājñavalkya the three Vedas and the art of performing ritualistic ceremonies. He will also learn the military arts from Kṛpācārya and knowledge of ātmā from the sage Śaunaka.
Śatānīka will learn the Vedas from Yājṣavalkya, military arts from Kṛpa, and transcendental science from Śaunaka. A complete prince is trained in multiple specialties under multiple specialists — generalists are made of specialists.
Reflection Questions
  • Whose specialists am I drawing on to round out the next generation in my care?
  • Where am I trying to teach all subjects when I should outsource some to qualified others?
📝 My note

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