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Shloka 26

राजपूजाविधानम् / Royal Reception Protocols during Āśvamedha Preparations

नाषडडज्विदत्रासीत्‌ सदस्यस्तस्य धीमत: । नाव्रतो नानुपाध्यायो न च वादाविचक्षण:

Vaiśampāyana uvāca |

nāṣaḍaṅgavid atrāsīt sadasyas tasya dhīmataḥ |

nāvrato nānupādhyāyo na ca vādāvicakṣaṇaḥ ||

قال فايشَمبايانا: لم يكن في مجلس القربان لذلك الملك الحكيم عضوٌ واحد يفتقر إلى إتقان الملحقات الستة للڤيدا؛ ولا أحد بلا نذورٍ وانضباط؛ ولا أحد غير ماهرٍ في التعليم؛ ولا أحد ضعيفًا في المناظرة. وهكذا قام طقس يودهيشثيرا على أكتاف قائمين عليه من أهل العلم وضبط النفس والكفاية—مثالٍ أخلاقيّ لطقسٍ مؤسَّس على المعرفة والسلوك.

not
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
षडङ्गवित्knower of the six auxiliaries (Vedāṅgas)
षडङ्गवित्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootषडङ्गविद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
इवas if/like
इव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
अत्रhere
अत्र:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअत्र
आसीत्was
आसीत्:
TypeVerb
Rootअस्
FormImperfect, 3, Singular
सदस्यःmember (of the assembly/ritual)
सदस्यः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसदस्य
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तस्यof him/of that
तस्य:
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular
धीमतःof the wise/intelligent (one)
धीमतः:
TypeAdjective
Rootधीमत्
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
not
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
अव्रतःone without vows/undisciplined
अव्रतः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootअव्रत
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
not
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
अनुपाध्यायःone without a teacher; one not engaged in teaching (context-dependent)
अनुपाध्यायः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअनुपाध्याय
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
not
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
वादाविचक्षणःskilled in debate/disputation
वादाविचक्षणः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootवादाविचक्षण
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular

वैशम्पायन उवाच

V
Vaiśampāyana
Y
Yudhiṣṭhira
S
sadas (sacrificial assembly)

Educational Q&A

Ritual and public religious acts should be supported by integrity and competence: learning (mastery of Vedāṅgas), self-restraint (vrata), the ability to teach, and clarity in debate. Dharma is presented as a union of knowledge and conduct, not mere ceremony.

During Yudhiṣṭhira’s Aśvamedha-related proceedings, the narrator emphasizes the exceptional quality of the sacrificial assembly: every participant is portrayed as fully qualified—learned in Vedic auxiliaries, disciplined in vows, capable as an instructor, and adept in disputation.