Shloka 19

युधिष्ठिरस्य राज्याभिषेकः | Yudhiṣṭhira’s Royal Consecration

Devanagari script

ततो निष्कसहस्रेण ब्राह्मणान्स्वस्ति वाचयन्‌ | वेदाध्ययनसम्पन्नान्‌ धृतिशीलसमन्वितान्‌

Transliteration

tato niṣkasahasreṇa brāhmaṇān svasti vācayan | vedādhyayanasampannān dhṛtiśīlasamanvitān |

Translation

Alors le roi Yudhiṣṭhira fit prononcer par les brahmanes des bénédictions de bon augure; puis, selon le rite, il honora ces brahmanes accomplis dans l’étude des Veda, doués de constance et de bonne conduite, et leur accorda un don de mille niṣkas (pièces d’or).

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

• निष्कसहस्रेण: with a thousand niṣkas (gold coins)
• निष्कसहस्रेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: निष्कसहस्र
• Form: neuter, instrumental, singular

• ब्राह्मणान्: Brahmins
• ब्राह्मणान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण
• Form: masculine, accusative, plural

• स्वस्ति: well-being; auspicious blessing
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वस्ति

• वाचयन्: causing to recite; having them utter
• वाचयन्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: वाचय् (णिच्) < वच्
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular, present active participle (parasmaipada)

• वेदाध्ययनसम्पन्नान्: endowed with Vedic study
• वेदाध्ययनसम्पन्नान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वेदाध्ययनसम्पन्न
• Form: masculine, accusative, plural

• धृतिशीलसमन्वितान्: possessed of fortitude and good conduct
• धृतिशीलसमन्वितान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धृतिशीलसमन्वित
• Form: masculine, accusative, plural

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Brāhmaṇas
• niṣka (gold coin/ornament)
• Veda
• svasti-vācana (benediction/auspicious recitation)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

A righteous king upholds dharma by honoring learning and virtue: he seeks auspicious blessings from disciplined Vedic scholars and supports them through generous, properly performed gifts (dāna) given with respect and due ritual.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana narrates that Yudhiṣṭhira arranges for Brahmins to recite auspicious benedictions, worships/receives them according to rule, and gives them a thousand niṣkas as dakṣiṇā (honorarium/charitable gift).