Shloka 7

अर्जुन–युधिष्ठिर–विदुर संवादः

Arjuna and Yudhiṣṭhira instruct Vidura on honoring Dhṛtarāṣṭra

Devanagari script

राज्ञस्तु याजकैस्तत्र कृतो वेदीपरिस्तर: । जुहाव तत्र वह्लिं स नृपति: सत्यसड्रर:

Transliteration

rājñas tu yājakais tatra kṛto vedī-paristaraḥ | juhāva tatra vahnīṃ sa nṛpatiḥ satya-saṅgaraḥ ||

Translation

Then the officiating priests prepared there a sacrificial altar and its proper arrangement for the king. Having established the sacred fire upon it, that truth-bound monarch duly performed the fire-offering (agnihotra).

Word by Word

• राज्ञः: of the king
• राज्ञः: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• तु: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• याजकैः: by the officiating priests
• याजकैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: याजक
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र

• कृतः: made/prepared
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• वेदी-परिस्तरः: altar-spread/altar-arrangement
• वेदी-परिस्तरः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेदीपरिस्तर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• जुहाव: offered (into fire)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हु
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र

• वह्निम्: fire (Agni)
• वह्निम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वह्नि
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• नृपतिः: the king
• नृपतिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृपति
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सत्यसङ्गरः: true-to-his-vow (truth-bound)
• सत्यसङ्गरः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत्यसङ्गर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• king (nṛpati)
• officiating priests (yājaka)
• sacrificial altar (vedī)
• sacred fire (vahni/agni)
• agnihotra (fire-offering)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights dharma expressed through disciplined ritual action: a ruler, steadfast in truth, upholds sacred duties by performing agnihotra properly, showing that ethical kingship includes fidelity to vows and prescribed responsibilities.

What is happening in the narrative?

Priests prepare a sacrificial altar for the king; the fire is established, and the king performs the required oblations into the sacred fire according to proper ritual procedure.