Shloka 14

Ajagara-vrata (The ‘Python’ Discipline): Prahrāda Questions a Wandering Sage

Devanagari script

तासु ते पूजिता राज्ञा निषण्णा द्विजसत्तमा: । तिलदर्भोदकेनाथ अर्चिता विधिवद्‌ द्विजा:,राजाके द्वारा सम्मानित वे श्रेष्ठ ब्राह्मण जब उन आसनोंपर विराजमान हो गये तब विरूपाक्षने तिल, कुश और जल लेकर उनका विधिवत्‌ पूजन किया

Transliteration

tāsu te pūjitā rājñā niṣaṇṇā dvijasattamāḥ | tiladarbhodakenātha arcitā vidhivad dvijāḥ ||

Translation

Bhishma berkata: Apabila para Brahmana terunggul itu, setelah dimuliakan oleh raja, telah duduk di atas tempat duduk tersebut, maka Virūpākṣa mengambil biji bijan (tila), rumput kuśa, dan air, lalu memuja para Brahmana itu menurut tatacara ritual yang sewajarnya.

Word by Word

तासुon/among those (seats)

तेthey

पूजिताःhonored

राज्ञाby the king

निषण्णाःseated

द्विजसत्तमाःbest of the twice-born (brahmins)

तिलsesame (seeds)

दर्भdarbha grass

उदकेनwith water

अथthen

अर्चिताःworshipped/paid homage to

विधिवत्according to rule, duly

द्विजाःthe twice-born (brahmins)

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bhīṣma

rājā (the king)

dvijasattamāḥ (foremost Brahmins)

Virūpākṣa

tila (sesame)

darbha/kuśa (ritual grass)

udaka (water)

āsana (seats; implied by context)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes