Shloka 7
Āśvamedha-dīkṣā-nirdeśaḥ — Scheduling the Initiation and Assigning Protection for the Horse
Devanagari script
विदुरं पूजयित्वा च वैश्यापुत्र॑ समेत्य च
Transliteration
viduraṁ pūjayitvā ca vaiśyāputraṁ sametya ca
Translation
ヴァイシャンパーヤナは語った。彼らはまずヴィドゥラをしかるべく敬い、さらにヴァイシャの女から生まれた子とも面会して、礼敬と社会の務めにかなう道を進んだ――正しき行いは、賢者への尊崇と、出生を問わぬ万人への丁重な交わりから始まることを示したのである。
Word by Word
विदुरम्Vidura (as object)
विदुरम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootविदुर
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
पूजयित्वाhaving honored/worshipped
पूजयित्वा:
TypeVerb
Rootपूज्
Formक्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage)
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
वैश्यापुत्रम्the son of a Vaiśyā (woman of the Vaiśya class)
वैश्यापुत्रम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवैश्यापुत्र
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
समेत्यhaving met/approached
समेत्य:
TypeVerb
Rootसम्-इ
Formल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage)
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
ViduraV
vaiśyāputra (son of a vaiśyā)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
The verse foregrounds dhārmic etiquette: honoring a virtuous elder like Vidura and engaging respectfully with others, indicating that righteous action is grounded in reverence, humility, and proper social conduct.
Vaiśampāyana narrates a brief transition: someone (implied by the surrounding context) first pays honor to Vidura and then meets a person described as a vaiśyā’s son, marking the next step in the unfolding events.