Shloka 20

राजपूजाविधानम् / Royal Reception Protocols during Āśvamedha Preparations

Devanagari script

न तेषां स्खलितं किंचिदासीच्चाप्यकृतं तथा | क्रममुक्तं च युक्त च चक्रुस्तत्र द्विजर्षभा:

Transliteration

na teṣāṃ skhalitaṃ kiñcid āsīc cāpy akṛtaṃ tathā | kramamuktaṃ ca yuktaṃ ca cakrus tatra dvijarṣabhāḥ ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: In that sacrifice, no slip or fault was found in their performance. No rite was omitted, and none was left unfinished. The foremost of the twice-born carried out every act there in proper sequence and with fitting correctness—an image of disciplined ritual order and conscientious duty.

Word by Word

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• तेषाम्: of them
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: masculine/neuter, genitive, plural

• स्खलितम्: a slip/fault
• स्खलितम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्खलित
• Form: neuter, nominative, singular

• किञ्चित्: anything
• किञ्चित्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: किञ्चित्
• Form: neuter, nominative, singular

• आसीत्: was
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस्
• Form: imperfect, 3rd, singular, parasmaipada

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• अपि: also/even
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• अकृतम्: undone/unperformed
• अकृतम्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अकृत
• Form: neuter, nominative, singular

• तथा: thus/likewise
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• क्रममुक्तम्: deviating from the proper sequence
• क्रममुक्तम्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्रम-मुक्त
• Form: neuter, nominative, singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• युक्तम्: improperly joined/incorrectly arranged
• युक्तम्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युक्त
• Form: neuter, nominative, singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• चक्रुः: they did/performed
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: perfect, 3rd, plural, parasmaipada

• तत्र: there/in that (rite/place)
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र

• द्विजर्षभाः: bulls among the twice-born (excellent Brahmins)
• द्विजर्षभाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज-ऋषभ
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• dvijarṣabhāḥ (excellent brāhmaṇas)
• yajña (sacrifice)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Dharma is upheld through careful, complete, and properly ordered action: duties should be performed without omission, without haste, and with appropriateness (yukta), reflecting integrity and disciplined responsibility.

What is happening in the narrative?

During the Aśvamedha-related sacrificial proceedings, the leading brāhmaṇas conduct the rites so precisely that no mistake, omission, or incomplete act occurs; everything is performed in correct sequence and in a fitting manner.