Shloka 25
यज्ञवाटवैभववर्णनम् / Description of the Splendour of the Sacrificial Enclosure
Devanagari script
तैः समेत्यार्चितस्तांश्ष प्रत्यर्च्याथ यथाविधि
Transliteration
taiḥ sametyārcitas tān sa pratyarcyātha yathāvidhi
Translation
ເມື່ອໄດ້ພົບພາກັນ ແລະ ຖືກເຂົາເຈົ້າບູຊາຍົກຍ້ອງຕາມພິທີແລ້ວ ຢຸທິສຖິຣະກໍໄດ້ບູຊາຕອບແທນພວກເຂົາຕາມທຳນຽມ.
Word by Word
तैःby them / with them
तैः:
Karana
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural
समेत्यhaving come together / having met
समेत्य:
TypeVerb
Rootसम्-इ (इण्)
Formल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage), Non-finite
अर्चितःhonoured / worshipped
अर्चितः:
TypeVerb
Rootअर्च्
Formक्त (past passive participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular
तान्them
तान्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
प्रत्यर्च्यhaving honoured in return / having reciprocally worshipped
प्रत्यर्च्य:
TypeVerb
Rootप्रति-अर्च्
Formल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage), Non-finite
अथthen / and then
अथ:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअथ
यथाविधिaccording to rule / duly
यथाविधि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा + विधि
Speaker
युधिष्ठिर उवाच
Characters & Entities
Y
YudhiṣṭhiraCharacter Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
Honor should be reciprocated and expressed in a lawful, disciplined manner. The verse highlights dharmic conduct: returning respect with respect, not merely as courtesy but as adherence to prescribed social and ritual norms.
Yudhiṣṭhira meets a group who honor him first; he then formally returns that honor, performing the appropriate acts of reception and reverence according to established procedure.