Shloka 9

राजपूजाविधानम् / Royal Reception Protocols during Āśvamedha Preparations

Devanagari script

तस्मै कृष्णो ददौ राज्ञे महाहमतिपूजितम्‌

Transliteration

tasmai kṛṣṇo dadau rājñe mahāhamatipūjitam

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: Then Kṛṣṇa bestowed upon that king a gift held in the highest esteem and honored by great-minded men—an act that affirms rightful generosity and the honoring of a worthy ruler within the dharmic order.

Word by Word

• तस्मै: to him
• तस्मै: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: masculine, dative, singular

• कृष्णः: Krishna
• कृष्णः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• ददौ: gave
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (दाने)
• Form: perfect (लिट्), third, singular, parasmaipada

• राज्ञे: to the king
• राज्ञे: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: masculine, dative, singular

• महा-अहमति-पूजितम्: honoured by great Ahmati (or: greatly honoured by Ahmati)
• महा-अहमति-पूजितम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा-अहमति-पूजित
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Kṛṣṇa
• the king (rājā)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights dharmic giving: a worthy ruler should be honored with what is esteemed by the noble, showing that generosity and recognition of merit sustain righteous kingship and social order.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana narrates that Kṛṣṇa gives a highly honored gift to the king, marking a moment of formal respect and support within the events of the Aśvamedhika section.