Mahabharata 2.33.44 — Sabha Parva, Adhyaya 33, Shloka 44
Adhyāya 33: Antarvedī-Samāgama, Arghya-Nirṇaya, and Śiśupāla’s Objection
दीक्षित: स तु धर्मात्मा धर्मराजो युधिष्ठिर: । जगाम यज्ञायतनं वृतो विप्रै: सहस्रश:,यज्ञकी दीक्षा लेकर धर्मात्मा धर्मराज युधिष्ठिर सहसौ्रों ब्राह्मणोंसे घिरे हुए यज्ञमण्डपमें गये
dīkṣitaḥ sa tu dharmātmā dharmarājo yudhiṣṭhiraḥ | jagāma yajñāyatanaṃ vṛto vipraiḥ sahasraśaḥ ||
യാഗദീക്ഷ സ്വീകരിച്ച ധർമ്മാത്മാവായ ധർമ്മരാജൻ യുധിഷ്ഠിരൻ ആയിരക്കണക്കിന് ബ്രാഹ്മണന്മാർ ചുറ്റിനിന്നിരിക്കെ യജ്ഞായതനത്തിലേക്ക് പോയി.
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The verse highlights dharmic kingship: a ruler’s public acts—especially major rites like yajña—should be grounded in self-discipline (dīkṣā), moral intent (dharmātmā), and the counsel/presence of learned brāhmaṇas, signaling legitimacy through adherence to sacred and ethical order.
Vaiśampāyana narrates that Yudhiṣṭhira, having taken the formal consecration for a sacrifice, goes to the sacrificial enclosure accompanied by thousands of brāhmaṇas, indicating the commencement or solemn progression of a major ritual event.
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