Shloka 21

मარკण्डेयागमनम् तथा सत्यव्रत-उपदेशः

Arrival of Mārkaṇḍeya and Counsel on Truth-Vows

Devanagari script

वैशम्पायन उवाच ततस्ते ब्राह्मणा: सर्वे बक॑ दाल्भ्यमपूजयन्‌ । युधिष्टिरे स्तूयमाने भूय: सुमनसो5भवन्‌,वैशम्पायनजी कहते हैं--जनमेजय! तदनन्तर युधिष्ठिरकी बड़ाई करनेपर उन सब ब्राह्मगोंने बकका आदर-सत्कार किया और उन सब ब्राह्मणोंका चित्त प्रसन्न हो गया

Transliteration

Vaiśampāyana uvāca: tatas te brāhmaṇāḥ sarve bakaṃ dālbhyam apūjayan | yudhiṣṭhire stūyamāne bhūyaḥ sumanasaḥ abhavan |

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: Thereafter, all those brāhmaṇas honored Baka Dālbhyā. And as Yudhiṣṭhira was being praised, their hearts became even more pleased—showing how reverence for the worthy and appreciation of righteous conduct naturally foster harmony and goodwill among the learned.

Word by Word

• वैशम्पायनः: Vaiśampāyana
• वैशम्पायनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैशम्पायन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उवाच: said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• ततः: then/thereupon
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

• ते: they/those
• ते: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• ब्राह्मणाः: Brahmins
• ब्राह्मणाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• सर्वे: all
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• बकम्: Baka (proper name)
• बकम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: बक
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• दाल्भ्यम्: Dālbhy(a) (patronymic/epithet)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दाल्भ्य
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अपूपजयन्: honoured/worshipped
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज्
• Form: Imperfect, Third, Plural, Parasmaipada, अप

• युधिष्ठिरः: Yudhiṣṭhira
• युधिष्ठिरः: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: युधिष्ठिर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• स्तूयमाने: while (he was) being praised
• स्तूयमाने: Adhikarana
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्तु
• Form: Present passive participle, Masculine, Locative, Singular

• भूयः: again/further
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भूयः

• सुमनसः: glad/cheerful
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुमनस्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• अभवन्: became/were
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Imperfect, Third, Plural, Parasmaipada

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Janamejaya
• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Baka Dālbhyā
• Brāhmaṇas

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Honoring the worthy and sincerely praising righteous conduct strengthens collective goodwill; ethical excellence (as embodied by Yudhiṣṭhira) naturally elicits joy and reverence among the learned.

What is happening in the narrative?

After Yudhiṣṭhira is praised, the assembled brāhmaṇas pay respect to Baka Dālbhyā, and their minds become even more pleased, indicating a moment of communal approval and reverence.