Shloka 34

अलम्बुस-वधः

The Neutralization of Alambusa

Devanagari script

ततः प्रवेश्य वाष्णेयमुपवेश्य वरासने । पूजयामास विधिवद्‌ धर्मराजो युधिष्िर:

Transliteration

tataḥ praveśya vāṣṇeyam upaveśya varāsane | pūjayāmāsa vidhivad dharmarājo yudhiṣṭhiraḥ ||

Translation

ຈາກນັ້ນ ທັມມະຣາຊ ພຣະຍຸທິສຖິຣ ໄດ້ນຳ ວາສເນຍ (ພຣະກຣິສນະ) ເຂົ້າໄປພາຍໃນ ໃຫ້ປະທັບນັ່ງເທິງບັນລັງອັນປະເສີດ ແລະບູຊາຕ້ອນຮັບຢ່າງຖືກພິທີ—ຕາມທຳນຽມທີ່ກຳນົດ—ຮັກສາມາລະຍາດແລະທັມມະອັນຄວນແກ່ພຣະຣາຊາ ແມ່ນແມ່ນຢູ່ທ່າມກາງແຮງກົດດັນຂອງສົງຄາມ.

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (तद्-प्रातिपदिकात् अव्यय)

• प्रवेश्य: having caused to enter / having brought in
• प्रवेश्य: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-विश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), active; indeclinable

• वाष्णेयम्: the Vāṣṇeya (Krishna, descendant of Vṛṣṇi)
• वाष्णेयम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाष्णेय (प्रातिपदिक; वृष्णि-वंशीय)
• Form: Masculine, accusative, singular

• उपवेश्य: having seated (him)
• उपवेश्य: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-विश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), active; indeclinable

• वरासने: on a splendid seat
• वरासने: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वरासन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, locative, singular

• पूजयामास: honoured, worshipped
• पूजयामास: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd person, singular, parasmaipada

• विधिवत्: according to rule, duly
• विधिवत्: Karana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विधिवत् (अव्यय; विधि + वत्)

• धर्मराजः: Dharmarāja (Yudhiṣṭhira)
• धर्मराजः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्मराज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, nominative, singular

• युधिष्ठिरः: Yudhiṣṭhira
• युधिष्ठिरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: युधिष्ठिर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, nominative, singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Vāṣṇeya (Kṛṣṇa)
• Dharmarāja Yudhiṣṭhira
• varāsana (excellent throne/seat)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even in the midst of conflict, righteous leadership is shown through restraint, proper conduct, and honoring worthy persons according to dharma and established norms (vidhi).

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that Yudhiṣṭhira receives Kṛṣṇa respectfully: he brings him in, seats him on a fine throne, and performs due honors in the proper ritual manner.