Sabha Parva Adhyaya 33 Shloka 26 - Mahabharata | Lao | Vedapath

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Shloka 26

Adhyāya 33: Antarvedī-Samāgama, Arghya-Nirṇaya, and Śiśupāla’s Objection

Devanagari script

वैशम्पायन उवाच अनुज्ञातस्तु कृष्णेन पाण्डवो भ्रातृभि: सह | ईजितुं राजसूयेन साधनान्युपचक्रमे

Transliteration

Vaiśampāyana uvāca: anujñātas tu kṛṣṇena pāṇḍavo bhrātṛbhiḥ saha | ījituṃ rājasūyena sādhanāny upacakrame ||

Translation

ໄວສັມປາຍະນະ ກ່າວວ່າ: ເມື່ອໄດ້ຮັບອະນຸຍາດຈາກກຣິສນະແລ້ວ ບຸດແຫ່ງປານດຸ (ຢຸດທິສຖິຣ) ພ້ອມດ້ວຍພີ່ນ້ອງ ໄດ້ເລີ່ມຮວບຮວມປັດໃຈຈໍາເປັນ ເພື່ອປະກອບພິທີຣາຊະສູຍະຍັນຍະ.

Word by Word

वैशम्पायनःVaiśampāyana

उवाचsaid

अनुज्ञातःhaving been permitted

तुbut/indeed

कृष्णेनby Kṛṣṇa

पाण्डवःthe Pāṇḍava (Yudhiṣṭhira)

भ्रातृभिःwith (his) brothers

सहtogether with

ईजितुम्to sacrifice/perform worship

राजसूयेनby/with the Rājasūya (sacrifice)

साधनानिmeans/materials/preparations

उपचक्रमेbegan/undertook

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Kṛṣṇa

Pāṇḍava (Yudhiṣṭhira)

Pāṇḍava brothers

Rājasūya-yajña

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

What is the core teaching?

Major undertakings—especially those tied to power and public order—should proceed with rightful authorization and wise counsel; dharmic kingship is shown as disciplined preparation guided by legitimate sanction.

What is happening in the narrative?

After obtaining Kṛṣṇa’s approval, Yudhiṣṭhira, accompanied by his brothers, begins gathering the resources and arrangements required to perform the Rājasūya sacrifice.