Shloka 9

Āṇīmāṇḍavya–Upākhyāna

The Account of Āṇīmāṇḍavya and the Birth of Vidura

Devanagari script

तेन कीर्तिमता शिष्टा: शक्रप्रतिमतेजसा । यज्ञदानक्रियाशीला: समपद्यन्त भूमिपा:,इन्द्रके समान तेजस्वी और कीर्तिशाली शान्तनुके शासनमें रहकर अन्य राजालोग भी दान और यज्ञ कर्मोमें स्वभावतः प्रवृत्त होने लगे

Transliteration

tena kīrtimatā śiṣṭāḥ śakra-pratima-tejasā | yajña-dāna-kriyā-śīlāḥ samapadyanta bhūmipāḥ ||

Translation

Geleitet von jenem ruhmreichen Herrscher, dessen Glanz dem Indras glich, wurden auch die übrigen Könige wohlerzogen und zuchtvoll und neigten von Natur aus dazu, Opfer (yajña) zu vollziehen, Gaben zu spenden und die königlichen Pflichten gemäß dem Dharma zu erfüllen—so stiftete seine Herrschaft eine Kultur des Verdienstes und der öffentlichen Tugend.

Word by Word

• तेन: by him/thereby
• तेन: Karana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• कीर्तिमता: by the renowned (one)
• कीर्तिमता: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कीर्तिमत्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• शिष्टाः: disciplined, well-conducted
• शिष्टाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शिष्ट
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• शक्र-प्रतिम-तेजसा: by (one) whose splendor is like Indra's
• शक्र-प्रतिम-तेजसा: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शक्रप्रतिमतेजस्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• यज्ञ-दान-क्रिया-शीलाः: habitually devoted to sacrifice, gifts, and rites
• यज्ञ-दान-क्रिया-शीलाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यज्ञदानक्रियाशील
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• समपद्यन्त: they came to be / became / engaged in
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + पद्
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada

• भूमिपाः: kings (protectors of the earth)
• भूमिपाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूमिप
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Śakra (Indra)
• bhūmipāḥ (kings)
• the renowned king (contextually: Śāntanu)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

A ruler’s personal virtue and radiant authority shape the moral habits of other leaders: when kingship is grounded in fame earned through right conduct, it encourages yajña (public sacred duty), dāna (generosity), and disciplined governance in the wider political order.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana describes how, under the influence of a celebrated, Indra-like king (in context, Śāntanu), other rulers became disciplined and naturally took up sacrifices, charitable giving, and dutiful royal actions, indicating a flourishing of dharmic practice across the realm.