Shloka 12

Kṛṣṇa at Duryodhana’s House: Refusal of Hospitality and Departure to Vidura (कृष्णस्य धार्तराष्ट्रनिवेशनगमनम्)

Devanagari script

पुण्याहघोषमिश्रेण पूज्यमाना द्विजातिभि: । वस्त्रै रत्नैरलंकारै: पूजयन्तो द्विजन्मन:

Transliteration

puṇyāhaghoṣamiśreṇa pūjyamānā dvijātibhiḥ | vastrai ratnair alaṅkāraiḥ pūjayanto dvijanmanāḥ ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana sprach: Inmitten der glückverheißenden Segensrufe wurden sie von den Zweimalgeborenen geehrt. Und jene Männer brahmanischer Herkunft erwiesen ihrerseits Verehrung und Ehre mit Gewändern, Edelsteinen und Schmuck, wodurch sie den Anlass mit rituell angemessener Feier und sozialer Hochachtung auszeichneten.

Word by Word

पुण्याहघोषमिश्रेणwith (sounds) mixed with auspicious acclamations

पूज्यमानाbeing worshipped/honoured

द्विजातिभिःby the twice-born (Brahmins etc.)

वस्त्रैःwith garments

रत्नैःwith jewels

अलंकारैःwith ornaments

पूजयन्तःworshipping/honouring

द्विजन्मनःthe twice-born (persons)

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

dvijāti (twice-born)

dvijanman (Brahmin-born)

vastra (garments)

ratna (jewels)

alaṅkāra (ornaments)

puṇyāha-ghoṣa (auspicious benediction-cries)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights dharmic social conduct: auspicious rites and respectful honoring of the learned (dvija), and the ethical value of giving and ceremonial propriety (offering garments, jewels, and ornaments) as a public affirmation of order and goodwill.

What is happening in the narrative?

In a ceremonially charged setting marked by puṇyāha proclamations, the twice-born are shown participating in mutual honor: they are being revered, and Brahmin-born men are also actively offering honors with valuable gifts such as clothing, jewels, and ornaments.