Shloka 16

Devanagari script

स संवृतस्तदा विप्रैराशीर्वादविवक्षुभि: । शुशुभे विमलश्नन्द्रस्तारागणवृतो यथा,जैसे तारोंसे घिरे हुए निर्मल चन्द्रमाकी शोभा होती है, उसी प्रकार आशीर्वाद देनेकी इच्छावाले ब्राह्मणोंसे घिरे हुए राजा युधिष्ठिरकी उस समय बड़ी शोभा हो रही थी

Transliteration

sa saṁvṛtas tadā viprair āśīrvāda-vivakṣubhiḥ | śuśubhe vimalaś candras tārā-gaṇa-vṛto yathā ||

Translation

Then, surrounded by brāhmaṇas who wished to bestow blessings, he shone with special splendor—like the spotless moon encircled by a host of stars.

Word by Word

सःhe (that one)

संवृतःsurrounded, encompassed

तदाthen, at that time

विप्रैःby/with brahmins

आशीर्वाद-विवक्षुभिःby those wishing to give blessings

शुशुभेshone, appeared splendid

विमलःpure, spotless

चन्द्रःthe moon

तारा-गण-वृतःsurrounded by a multitude of stars

यथाas, just as

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

brāhmaṇas (viprāḥ)

moon (candra)

stars (tārā-gaṇa)

Yudhiṣṭhira (implied by context)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Righteous kingship is strengthened by the goodwill and blessings of the learned and virtuous; moral authority and social harmony are portrayed as arising when rulers are aligned with dharma and honored by brāhmaṇas.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana describes the king (contextually Yudhiṣṭhira) being surrounded by brāhmaṇas eager to pronounce blessings, and compares his radiance in that assembly to the pure moon encircled by stars.