Shloka 26

Dvaītavana: Brahmaghoṣa, Rṣi-saṅgha, and Baka Dālbhyā’s Upadeśa to Yudhiṣṭhira

Devanagari script

यज्ञे तव महाराज ब्राह्मणानुपतस्थिरे । तमिमं पुरुषव्याप्र॑ पूजितं देवदानवै:

Transliteration

yajñe tava mahārāja brāhmaṇān upatasthire | tam imaṃ puruṣavyāpra pūjitaṃ devadānavaiḥ ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana sprach: „O großer König, bei deinem Opferdienst standen die Brāhmaṇas dir zur Seite. Dieser hervorragende Mann — selbst von Göttern und Dānavas geehrt — wurde gebührend verehrt.“

Word by Word

• यज्ञे: in the sacrifice
• यज्ञे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: यज्ञ
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• तव: of you/your
• तव: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: —, Genitive, Singular

• महाराज: O great king
• महाराज: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाराज
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• ब्राह्मणाः: Brahmins
• ब्राह्मणाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• अनुपतस्थिरे: attended upon / stood by
• अनुपतस्थिरे: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-स्था (स्था)
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• इमम्: this
• इमम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• पुरुषव्याघ्र: O tiger among men
• पुरुषव्याघ्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरुषव्याघ्र
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• पूजितम्: honoured / worshipped
• पूजितम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूजित
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• देवदानवैः: by gods and Dānavas (demons)
• देवदानवैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवदानव
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• mahārāja (the king addressed)
• Brāhmaṇas
• Devas
• Dānavas
• yajña (sacrifice)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores dharmic kingship: a ruler’s yajña is sustained by the presence and service of Brāhmaṇas, and true eminence is marked by being worthy of honor across cosmic divisions (even among Devas and Dānavas).

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana describes a royal sacrifice where Brāhmaṇas are in attendance, and he points out an outstanding person who is being honored—so renowned that even gods and Dānavas revere him.