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Shloka 30

अर्जुनस्योत्तरदिग्विजयः

Arjuna’s Northern Conquests and Tribute Collection

तत्रैनं नागरा: सर्वे सत्कारेणाभ्ययुस्तदा । ब्राह्मणप्रमुखा राजन विधिदृष्टेन कर्मणा,जनमेजय! वहाँ ब्राह्मण आदि सभी नागरिकोंने शास्त्रीय विधिसे उनका सत्कार एवं पूजन किया

tatrainaṁ nāgarāḥ sarve satkāreṇābhyayus tadā | brāhmaṇapramukhā rājan vidhidṛṣṭena karmaṇā ||

Wahai Raja, di sana semua penduduk kota—dipimpin para brāhmaṇa—mendekatinya dengan penghormatan, menyambut dan memujanya menurut tata cara yang disahkan oleh śāstra.

तत्रthere
तत्र:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतत्र
एनम्him
एनम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
नागराःcitizens
नागराः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootनागर
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
सर्वेall
सर्वे:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
सत्कारेणwith honor/reception
सत्कारेण:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootसत्कार
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
अभ्ययुःthey approached
अभ्ययुः:
TypeVerb
Rootइ (एति) + अभि
FormPerfect, Third, Plural
तदाthen
तदा:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतदा
ब्राह्मणप्रमुखाःhaving Brahmins at the head (led by Brahmins)
ब्राह्मणप्रमुखाः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootब्राह्मण-प्रमुख
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
राजन्O king
राजन्:
TypeNoun
Rootराजन्
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
विधिदृष्टेनby the prescribed (scripturally enjoined) manner
विधिदृष्टेन:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootविधि-दृष्ट
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
कर्मणाby rites/acts
कर्मणा:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootकर्मन्
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
जनमेजयO Janamejaya
जनमेजय:
TypeNoun
Rootजनमेजय
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular

वैशम्पायन उवाच

V
Vaiśampāyana
J
Janamejaya
N
nāgarāḥ (citizens)
B
brāhmaṇāḥ (Brahmins)

Educational Q&A

The verse highlights dharmic social conduct: honouring a worthy guest through satkāra performed in accordance with scriptural injunctions (vidhi). Ethical life is shown as communal, orderly, and rooted in prescribed rites rather than mere impulse.

Vaiśampāyana narrates to King Janamejaya that, at that place, all the citizens—especially with Brahmins in the lead—approached the person in question and formally welcomed and worshipped him using proper Vedic/śāstric procedure.