Shloka 19

Śiśupāla’s Protest Against the Arghya to Kṛṣṇa (शिशुपाल-आक्षेपः)

Devanagari script

बहुभक्ष्यान्वितान्‌ राजन्‌ दीर्घिकावृक्षशोभितान्‌ । तथा धर्मात्मज: पूजां चक्रे तेषां महात्मनाम्‌

Transliteration

bahubhakṣyānvitān rājan dīrghikāvṛkṣaśobhitān | tathā dharmātmajaḥ pūjāṃ cakre teṣāṃ mahātmanām ||

Translation

ໄວສຳປາຍະນະ ກ່າວວ່າ: «ໂອ ພຣະຣາຊາ! ພຣະອົງໄດ້ຈັດໃຫ້ພວກເຂົາເຮືອນພັກອັນດີເລີດ ອຸດົມດ້ວຍອາຫານຫຼາຍຢ່າງ ມີສະລອຍນ້ຳ/ອ່າງອາບ ແລະງາມດ້ວຍຕົ້ນໄມ້. ດັ່ງນີ້ ທັມມາຕະມະຊະ ຢຸທິສະຖິຣະ ໄດ້ປະກອບການຕ້ອນຮັບ ແລະການເຄົາລົບບູຊາແກ່ພະຣາຊາຜູ້ໃຈຍິ່ງເຫຼົ່ານັ້ນຕາມຄວນ».

Word by Word

• बहु: much, many
• बहु: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहु
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• भक्ष्य: food, eatables
• भक्ष्य: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ष्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अन्वितान्: endowed with, furnished with
• अन्वितान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्वित
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• राजन्: O king
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• दीर्घिका: with a tank/pond (bathing reservoir)
• दीर्घिका: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: दीर्घिका
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• वृक्ष: with trees
• वृक्ष: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृक्ष
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• शोभितान्: adorned, beautified
• शोभितान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शोभित
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• तथा: and, likewise
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• धर्मात्मजः: the son of Dharma (Yudhiṣṭhira)
• धर्मात्मजः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्मात्मज
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पूजाम्: honour, worship, reception
• पूजाम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूजा
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• चक्रे: did, performed
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

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

• महात्मनाम्: of the great-souled (ones)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महात्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• rājan (the addressed king, i.e., Janamejaya)
• Dharmātmāja (Yudhiṣṭhira)
• mahātmānaḥ nṛpāḥ (great-souled kings)
• bhakṣya (provisions/food)
• dīrghikā (tanks/ponds for bathing)
• vṛkṣāḥ (trees)
• bhavana (residences/houses; implied by context)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights rājadharma expressed through hospitality: a righteous king honors guests—especially fellow rulers and elders—by providing comfortable lodging, ample food, and respectful reception (pūjā), reflecting generosity and social responsibility.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the Sabha Parva setting, Yudhiṣṭhira (Dharmātmāja) arranges well-provisioned, pleasant residences—complete with bathing tanks and tree-filled surroundings—and formally honors the assembled great kings with proper welcome and service.