Shloka 12

Duryodhana’s Envy at Yudhiṣṭhira’s Rājasūya and the Avabhṛtha Festival

Devanagari script

यदुसृञ्जयकाम्बोजकुरुकेकयकोशला: । कम्पयन्तो भुवं सैन्यैर्यजमानपुर:सरा: ॥ १२ ॥

Transliteration

yadu-sṛñjaya-kāmboja- kuru-kekaya-kośalāḥ kampayanto bhuvaṁ sainyair yayamāna-puraḥ-sarāḥ

Translation

Les armées massées des Yadus, des Sṛñjayas, des Kāmbojas, des Kurus, des Kekayas et des Kośalas firent trembler la terre en procession derrière le Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira, célébrant du sacrifice.

Synonyms

• yadu-sṛñjaya-kāmboja-kuru-kekaya-kośalāḥ: the Yadus, Sṛñjayas, Kāmbojas, Kurus, Kekayas, and Kośalas
• yadu-sṛñjaya-kāmboja-kuru-kekaya-kośalāḥ: Kartā (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yadu (प्रातिपदिक) + sṛñjaya (प्रातिपदिक) + kāmboja (प्रातिपदिक) + kuru (प्रातिपदिक) + kekaya (प्रातिपदिक) + kośala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṁliṅga, Prathamā (1st/प्रथमा), Bahuvacana; itaretara-dvandva listing tribes/peoples

• kampayantaḥ: shaking
• kampayantaḥ: Kartṛ-sāmānādhikaraṇya (कर्ता-समानााधिकरण; participle agreeing with subject)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kampayant (कृदन्त; √kamp/कम्प्, causative)
• Form: Vartamāna-kṛdanta (present active participle/शतृ), Puṁliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana; ‘shaking’

• bhuvam: the earth
• bhuvam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhū (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Dvitīyā (2nd/द्वितीया), Ekavacana

• sainyaiḥ: with (their) armies
• sainyaiḥ: Karaṇa (करणम्/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sainya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka (collective), Tṛtīyā (3rd/तृतीया), Bahuvacana

• yajamāna-puraḥ-sarāḥ: led by the sacrificer (the patron king)
• yajamāna-puraḥ-sarāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषणम्) of yadu…kośalāḥ
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yajamāna (कृदन्त; √yaj/यज्, śatṛ) + puraḥ-sara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṁliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana; samāsa: yajamāna-puraḥ-sara = ‘having the sacrificer (king) in front/leading’

Characters & Entities

• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Yadus
• Sṛñjayas
• Kāmbojas
• Kurus
• Kekayas
• Kośalas

FAQs

Who is the yajamāna (sacrificial patron) mentioned in Bhagavatam 10.75.12?

In this Rajasuya context, the yajamāna is King Yudhiṣṭhira, the sponsor of the sacrifice, who is being accompanied and honored by many allied kings and their armies.

Why are so many kingdoms like the Yadus and Kurus mentioned together in Srimad Bhagavatam 10.75?

They are listed to show the vast assembly of allied rulers who came in support of Yudhiṣṭhira’s Rajasuya sacrifice, demonstrating his sovereignty and the unity formed around dharma under Kṛṣṇa’s guidance.

What is the practical lesson from Bhagavatam 10.75.12 for modern life?

Leadership rooted in dharma draws cooperation: when a righteous purpose is placed “in front,” collective strength can be organized harmoniously rather than used for rivalry.