Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.8.19
अंशुमांश्चोदितो राज्ञा तुरगान्वेषणे ययौ ।
पितृव्यखातानुपथं भस्मान्ति ददृशे हयम् ॥ १९ ॥
aṁśumāṁś codito rājñā
[amshumaamsh chodito raajnaa]
turagānveṣaṇe yayau
[turagaanveshane yayau]
pitṛvya-khātānupathaṁ
[pitrivya-khaataanupatham]
bhasmānti dadṛśe hayam
[bhasmaanti dadrishe hayam]
Word-for-word
aṁśumān
—
the son of Asamañjasa
coditaḥ
—
being ordered
rājñā
—
by the King
turaga
—
the horse
anveṣaṇe
—
to search for
yayau
—
went out
pitṛvya-khāta
—
as described by his father’s brothers
anupatham
—
following that path
bhasma-anti
—
near the stack of ashes
dadṛśe
—
he saw
hayam
—
the horse.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
aṁśumāṁś codito rājñā
aṁśumān
the son of Asamañjasa
coditaḥ
being ordered
rājñā
by the King
turagānveṣaṇe yayau
turaga
the horse
anveṣaṇe
to search for
yayau
went out
pitṛvya-khātānupathaṁ
pitṛvya-khāta
as described by his father’s brothers
anupatham
following that path
bhasmānti dadṛśe hayam
bhasma-anti
near the stack of ashes
dadṛśe
he saw
hayam
the horse.
Thereafter, Aṁśumān, the grandson of Mahārāja Sagara, was ordered by the King to search for the horse. Following the same path traversed by his uncles, Aṁśumān gradually reached the stack of ashes and found the horse nearby.
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Gauḍīya
Translation
Thereafter, Aṁśumān, ordered by the King to search for the horse, followed the same path dug up by his uncles. He saw the horse near a pile of ashes.
Aṁśumān was the son of Asamañjasa. He went on the path dug up by his ancestors. He saw the horse near (anti) the ashes.
Personal Guidance
Aṁśumān, sent to find the same horse, ends up at the same ashes. We often walk paths where our predecessors failed — and the question is whether we are willing to learn from their ashes instead of repeating them.
Reflection Questions
- Whose ashes am I walking past in my own life, and what is the lesson?
- Where am I in danger of re-enacting a mistake already documented in my family or community?
My note
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