Shloka 15

Adhyāya 32: Rājasūya-Dīkṣā and Appointment of Court Offices (राजसूयदीक्षा तथा अधिकारविनियोगः)

Devanagari script

स तेन सत्कृतो राज्ञा सत्काराहों विशाम्पते

Transliteration

sa tena satkṛto rājñā satkārārho viśāmpate

Translation

Thus, being duly honored by the king—honor that he rightly deserved, O lord of the people—he was received with fitting respect.

Word by Word

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

• तेन: by him / by that
• तेन: Karana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• सत्कृतः: honoured, well-received
• सत्कृतः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत्कृत (√कृ)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• राज्ञा: by the king
• राज्ञा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• सत्कारार्हः: worthy of honour
• सत्कारार्हः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत्कारार्ह
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• विशाम्पते: O lord of the people
• Type: Noun
• Root: विशाम्पति
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• वैशम्पायन (Vaiśampāyana)
• राजा (the king)
• viśāmpati (addressed lord of the people)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Those who are worthy (arha) should be met with appropriate honor (satkāra). For a king, such recognition is part of rājadharma—maintaining propriety, rewarding merit, and setting an ethical example in public conduct.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana reports that a certain person was respectfully received and honored by the king, and that this honor was fitting because the person deserved it. The line functions as a brief narrative transition emphasizing proper reception at court.