Shloka 173

Devanagari script

धर्मराजो5पि तत्‌ सर्व प्रतिजग्राह धर्मत: । तदनन्तर वहाँ बाजा बजानेवाले लोग पणव, आनक तथा दुन्दुभिकी ध्वनि करने लगे। धर्मराज युधिष्ठिरने भी धर्मानुसार वह सारा स्वागत सत्कार स्वीकार किया

Transliteration

Vaiśampāyana uvāca: Dharmarājo 'pi tat sarvaṁ pratijagrāha dharmataḥ. Tadanantaraṁ tatra vādakāḥ paṇava-ānaka-dundubhi-dhvaniṁ cakruḥ.

Translation

Raja Dharma, Yudhiṣṭhira, pun menerima seluruh penyambutan dan penghormatan itu sesuai dharma. Sesudah itu para pemusik di sana membunyikan genderang paṇava, ānaka, dan dundubhi; gema upacara memenuhi segenap tempat. Yudhiṣṭhira menerimanya bukan karena kesombongan, melainkan sebagai kewajiban yang selaras dengan laku benar.

Word by Word

धर्मराजःDharma-king (Yudhiṣṭhira)

अपिalso, even

तत्that

सर्वम्all, entire

प्रतिजग्राहaccepted, received

धर्मतःaccording to dharma, rightly

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Dharmarāja (Yudhiṣṭhira)

paṇava

ānaka

dundubhi

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?

Honor and welcome are to be received without vanity and with ethical restraint; Yudhiṣṭhira accepts the reception 'dharmataḥ'—as an act governed by duty and propriety rather than personal pride.

What is happening in the narrative?

After arrangements of welcome are offered, Yudhiṣṭhira formally accepts the reception. Immediately afterward, musicians sound ceremonial drums (paṇava, ānaka, dundubhi), signaling a public, royal-style celebration of his arrival/acceptance.