Shloka 12

यज्ञवाटवैभववर्णनम् / Description of the Splendour of the Sacrificial Enclosure

Devanagari script

तत्र भीमादयस्ते तु कुरवो याजकाश्न ये

Transliteration

tatra bhīmādayas te tu kuravo yājakāśn ye

Translation

അവിടെ ഭീമൻ മുതലായ ആ കുരുക്കൾ—യാഗകർമ്മത്തിൽ ഏർപ്പെട്ട് ഹവിഭാഗം സ്വീകരിച്ച് പുണ്യാനുഷ്ഠാനത്തിൽ പങ്കാളികളായി സന്നിഹിതരായിരുന്നു.

Word by Word

तत्रthere

भीमादयःBhima and others

तेthose

तुbut/indeed

कुरवःthe Kurus

याजकाःsacrificers/priests (performers of sacrifice)

अश्नate/consumed

येwho/which

Speaker

युधिष्ठिर उवाच

Characters & Entities

Yudhiṣṭhira

Bhīma

Kuru lineage (Kuravaḥ)

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?

The verse underscores dharma expressed through yajña: rightful kings and their kin uphold social and cosmic order by participating in sanctioned ritual action and sharing consecrated offerings, emphasizing responsibility and restoration after conflict.

What is happening in the narrative?

Yudhiṣṭhira refers to the presence of Bhīma and the other Kurus at the sacrificial setting, describing them as active participants who partake of the ritual food/offerings, situating the scene within the ongoing sacrificial proceedings.