Shloka 15

Adhyāya 32: Rājasūya-Dīkṣā and Appointment of Court Offices (राजसूयदीक्षा तथा अधिकारविनियोगः)

Devanagari script

स तेन सत्कृतो राज्ञा सत्काराहों विशाम्पते

Transliteration

sa tena satkṛto rājñā satkārārho viśāmpate

Translation

Wahai penguasa rakyat, raja itu menghormati Nakula sebagaimana patut, sebab ia memang layak menerima penghormatan.

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तेन: by him / by that
• तेन: Karana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• सत्कृतः: honoured, well-received
• सत्कृतः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत्कृत (√कृ)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• राज्ञा: by the king
• राज्ञा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• सत्कारार्हः: worthy of honour
• सत्कारार्हः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत्कारार्ह
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• विशाम्पते: O lord of the people
• Type: Noun
• Root: विशाम्पति
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• वैशम्पायन (Vaiśampāyana)
• राजा (the king)
• viśāmpati (addressed lord of the people)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Those who are worthy (arha) should be met with appropriate honor (satkāra). For a king, such recognition is part of rājadharma—maintaining propriety, rewarding merit, and setting an ethical example in public conduct.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana reports that a certain person was respectfully received and honored by the king, and that this honor was fitting because the person deserved it. The line functions as a brief narrative transition emphasizing proper reception at court.