Shloka 24

Śiśupāla’s Protest Against the Arghya to Kṛṣṇa (शिशुपाल-आक्षेपः)

Devanagari script

विश्रान्तास्ते ततो5पश्यन्‌ भूमिपा भूरिदक्षिणम्‌

Transliteration

viśrāntās te tato ’paśyan bhūmipā bhūridakṣiṇam |

Translation

وبعد أن استراح أولئك الملوك، أبصروا مُلكَ العدل يودهيشثيرا—عظيمَ البذل في الدَّكشِنا (dakṣiṇā)—وقد أحاط به جمعٌ غفير من أهل المجلس. يا جاناميجايا! آنذاك كان جناح القربان، وقد امتلأ بالملوك والبراهمة والريشيّين العظام، يلمع كالسّماء المكتظّة بالآلهة—مُبرزًا مثالَ السخاء الملكيّ وحرمةَ الشعيرة إذا أُقيمت بحضورٍ لائق.

Word by Word

• विश्रान्ताः: rested
• विश्रान्ताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विश्रान्त (वि+श्रान्त)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• ते: they
• ते: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• ततः: then/thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

• अपश्यन्: saw
• अपश्यन्: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada

• भूमिपाः: kings (protectors of the earth)
• भूमिपाः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूमिप (भूमि+प)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• भूरिदक्षिणम्: one giving abundant gifts (large dakṣiṇā)
• भूरिदक्षिणम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भूरिदक्षिण (भूरि+दक्षिण)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Janamejaya
• Yudhiṣṭhira (Dharmarāja)
• kings (bhūmipāḥ)
• brāhmaṇas
• maharṣis
• yajñamaṇḍapa (sacrificial pavilion)
• svarga (heaven)
• devatās (gods)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse foregrounds dharmic kingship through generosity: abundant dakṣiṇā and a well-attended sacrifice symbolize righteous rule, social harmony, and the ethical duty of a king to support sacred learning and ritual specialists.

What is happening in the narrative?

After resting, the visiting kings see Yudhiṣṭhira—renowned for lavish ritual gifts—surrounded by many assembly members; the sacrificial pavilion is depicted as radiant and heaven-like because it is filled with kings, brāhmaṇas, and great seers.