Shloka 226

Devanagari script

सर्वे निवारयामासुर्देवापेरभिषेचनम्‌ । उन्होंने देवापिके मंगलके लिये सभी आवश्यक कृत्य सम्पन्न कराये; परंतु उस समय सब ब्राह्मणों तथा वृद्ध पुरुषोंने नगर और जनपदके लोगोंके साथ आकर देवापिका राज्याभिषेक रोक दिया

Transliteration

sarve nivārayāmāsur devāper abhiṣecanam |

Translation

Vāyu dit : «Tous se levèrent d’un même élan et empêchèrent la consécration (abhiṣeka, l’onction royale) de Devāpi. Bien que les rites propices requis pour son installation eussent été préparés, en ce temps-là les brāhmaṇas et les anciens—rejoints par les gens de la ville et ceux des campagnes—vinrent et arrêtèrent le couronnement.»

Word by Word

• सर्वे: all (of them)
• सर्वे: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• निवारयामासुः: they prevented / stopped
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-√वृ (वारयति)
• Form: Perfect (Paroksha-bhuta), Third, Plural, Parasmaipada

• देवापेः: of Devāpī (proper name)
• देवापेः: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवापी
• Form: Feminine, Genitive, Singular

• अभिषेचनम्: consecration / coronation
• अभिषेचनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अभिषेचन
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

वायुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vāyudeva
• Devāpi
• brāhmaṇas
• elders (vṛddha men)
• townspeople (nagara-jana)
• countryfolk (janapada-jana)
• abhiṣeka (coronation/consecration)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Legitimate kingship is not merely a private ambition or a completed ritual; it depends on communal and moral sanction—especially the assent of elders and custodians of dharma (brāhmaṇas). When society judges a consecration improper, it may be restrained even at the final moment.

What is happening in the narrative?

As preparations for Devāpi’s royal consecration are underway, a broad coalition—brāhmaṇas, elders, and the people of both city and countryside—arrives and collectively blocks the abhiṣeka, halting his installation.