Shloka 1

Devanagari script

मिस अल ह्यु हि त्रिपज्चाशत्तमो<ध्याय: दुर्योधनद्वारा युधिष्ठिरके अभिषेकका वर्णन दुर्योधन उवाच आयंस्तु ये वै राजान: सत्यसंधा महाव्रता: । पर्याप्तविद्या वक्तारो वेदोक्तावभूथप्लुता:

Transliteration

Duryodhana uvāca: āyaṁs tu ye vai rājānaḥ satyasaṁdhā mahāvratāḥ | paryāptavidyā vaktāro vedoktāvabhūthaplutāḥ ||

Translation

Duryodhana berkata: “Raja-raja yang datang ke sini teguh pada kebenaran dan kukuh dalam laku agung; mereka sempurna dalam ilmu, mahir bertutur, serta terlatih dalam sabda dan tata upacara yang ditetapkan Veda.”

Word by Word

आयन्तुlet them come

तुbut/indeed

येwho/which

वैindeed

राजानःkings

सत्यसन्धाःtrue to their pledge

महाव्रताःof great vows

पर्याप्तविद्याःsufficiently learned

वक्तारःspeakers/orators

वेदोक्ताःas prescribed by the Veda / Veda-enjoined

अभूथyou were/you became

प्लुताःprolonged/drawn out (pluta)

Speaker

दुर्योधन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Duryodhana

kings (assembled rulers)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse praises rulers who are truthful, vow-bound, learned, and grounded in Vedic discipline—implying that legitimate political order is strengthened by personal integrity, learning, and adherence to sacred norms.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the royal assembly context, Duryodhana describes the gathered kings, emphasizing their virtues and ritual competence, as part of the broader depiction of Yudhiṣṭhira’s royal consecration and the grandeur of the event.