Shloka 19

राजसूयविचारः — Deliberation on the Rajasuya and the Summoning of Kṛṣṇa

Devanagari script

समाप्य च हरिश्वन्द्री महायज्ञं प्रतापवान्‌ | अभिषिक्तश्न शुशुभे साम्राज्येन नराधिप,नरेश्वर! प्रतापी हरिश्वन्द्र उस महायज्ञको समाप्त करके जब सम्राट्के पदपर अभिषिक्त हुए, उस समय उनकी बड़ी शोभा हुई

Transliteration

samāpya ca hariścandrī mahāyajñaṃ pratāpavān | abhiṣiktaḥ sa śuśubhe sāmrājyena narādhipa, nareśvara |

Translation

Nārada said: Having duly completed that great sacrifice, the mighty Hariścandra was consecrated to imperial sovereignty. Once anointed as emperor, the lord of men shone with renewed splendor.

Word by Word

• समाप्य: having completed
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आप् (धातु: आप्)
• Form: ल्यप् (क्त्वा-प्रत्ययार्थे), कर्तरि, पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (absolutive)

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

• हरिश्वन्द्रः: Harishchandra
• हरिश्वन्द्रः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरिश्वन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• महायज्ञम्: the great sacrifice
• महायज्ञम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: महायज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• प्रतापवान्: the mighty/valorous one
• प्रतापवान्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रतापवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अभिषिक्तः: anointed/crowned
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-षिच् (धातु: षिच्)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular, कर्मणि (passive sense)

• शुशुभे: shone/was splendid
• Type: Verb
• Root: शुभ् (धातु: शुभ्)
• Form: लिट् (perfect), आत्मनेपद, 3rd, Singular

• साम्राज्येन: with sovereignty/empire
• साम्राज्येन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: साम्राज्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• नराधिप: O lord of men (king)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नराधिप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• नरेश्वर: O king/lord of men
• Type: Noun
• Root: नरेश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Hariścandra
• mahāyajña (great sacrifice)
• abhiṣeka (royal consecration)
• sāmrājya (imperial sovereignty)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse links rightful sovereignty with the completion of dharmic duty: power and prestige are portrayed as ethically grounded when they arise from successfully fulfilling great obligations (here, a major sacrifice) and receiving legitimate consecration.

What is happening in the narrative?

Nārada narrates that King Hariścandra has finished a great sacrificial rite and is then anointed to imperial rule; upon receiving the consecration, he appears especially radiant and glorious as a sovereign.