Shloka 27

Adhyāya 3: Indra’s Invitation and Yudhiṣṭhira’s Refusal to Abandon the Dog

Svargārohaṇa Test

Devanagari script

ये5पि राजर्षय: सर्वे ते चापि समुपस्थिता: । कीर्ति प्रच्छाद्य तेषां वै कुरुराजो5धितिष्ठति

Transliteration

ye 'pi rājarṣayaḥ sarve te cāpi samupasthitāḥ | kīrtiṁ pracchādya teṣāṁ vai kururājo 'dhitiṣṭhati ||

Translation

ヴァイシャンパーヤナは語った。「天界に来た王仙たちは皆ここに集っている。だがクル王（ユディシュティラ）はひときわ高く座し、その一点の曇りもない名声が、彼らすべての誉れを覆い隠すほどである。」

Word by Word

• ये: who/which (those who)
• ये: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• अपि: also/even
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• राजर्षयः: royal sages
• राजर्षयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजर्षि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

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

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

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• अपि: also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• समुपस्थिताः: assembled/present
• समुपस्थिताः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-उप-स्था (√स्था)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• कीर्तिम्: fame/glory
• कीर्तिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कीर्ति
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• प्रच्छाद्य: having covered/overshadowed
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-छद् (√छद्)
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage), prior action (having ...ed)

• तेषाम्: of them
• तेषाम्: Sambandha
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural

• वै: indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै

• कुरुराजः: the king of the Kurus
• कुरुराजः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुरुराज
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अधितिष्ठति: stands/sits enthroned; presides
• Type: Verb
• Root: अधि-स्था (√स्था)
• Form: Lat (present), Parasmaipada, 3rd, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• rājarṣis (royal sages)
• svarga (heaven)
• Kururāja (Yudhiṣṭhira)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

True kingship grounded in dharma yields a moral radiance (kīrti) that surpasses even the accumulated renown of other great rulers; ethical excellence becomes the highest distinction.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the heavenly setting, many rājarṣis are gathered, yet Yudhiṣṭhira is portrayed as presiding in a superior position, his fame and merit eclipsing the glory of the others.