Shloka 14

राजसूयविचारः — Deliberation on the Rajasuya and the Summoning of Kṛṣṇa

Devanagari script

तस्य सर्वे महीपाला धनान्याजहुराज्ञया | द्विजानां परिवेष्टारस्तस्मिन्‌ यज्ञे च ते5भवन्‌,राजाकी आज्ञासे समस्त भूपालोंने धन लाकर भेंट किये और उस यज्ञमें ब्राह्मणोंको भोजन परोसनेका कार्य किया

Transliteration

tasya sarve mahīpālā dhanāny ājahur ājñayā | dvijānāṁ pariveṣṭāras tasmin yajñe ca te ’bhavan |

Translation

Nārada dit : Sur son ordre, tous les rois apportèrent leurs richesses en tribut ; et, dans ce sacrifice, ils prirent même la place de serviteurs, distribuant la nourriture aux brahmanes.

Word by Word

• तस्य: of him/that (king)
• तस्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: masculine/neuter, genitive, singular

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

• महीपालाः: kings (protectors of the earth)
• महीपालाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: महीपाल
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

• धनानि: wealth, riches
• धनानि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: धन
• Form: neuter, accusative, plural

• आजहुः: brought
• आजहुः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-हृ
• Form: perfect (liṭ), 3rd, plural

• आज्ञया: by (his) command
• आज्ञया: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: आज्ञा
• Form: feminine, instrumental, singular

• द्विजानाम्: of the Brahmins
• द्विजानाम्: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज
• Form: masculine, genitive, plural

• परिवेष्टारः: servers (those who distribute food)
• परिवेष्टारः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: परिवेष्टृ
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

• तस्मिन्: in that
• तस्मिन्: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: masculine/neuter, locative, singular

• यज्ञे: sacrifice, rite
• यज्ञे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: यज्ञ
• Form: masculine, locative, singular

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

• ते: they
• ते: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

• अभवन्: became, were
• अभवन्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: imperfect (laṅ), 3rd, plural

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• mahīpāla (kings)
• dvija (Brahmins)
• yajña (sacrifice)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even the powerful are bound by dharma: rightful authority is shown not only through receiving tribute but through honoring sacred rites and serving the worthy, expressing humility and reverence for the yajña and the Brahmins.

What is happening in the narrative?

Nārada describes how all the kings, obeying the ruler’s command, brought wealth and, during the sacrifice, acted as food-servers for the Brahmins—depicting their submission and participation in the ritual order.