Shloka 7

Āśvamedha-dīkṣā-nirdeśaḥ — Scheduling the Initiation and Assigning Protection for the Horse

Devanagari script

विदुरं पूजयित्वा च वैश्यापुत्र॑ समेत्य च

Transliteration

viduraṁ pūjayitvā ca vaiśyāputraṁ sametya ca

Translation

ବୈଶମ୍ପାୟନ କହିଲେ—ସେମାନେ ବିଦୁରଙ୍କୁ ଯଥାବିଧି ପୂଜା କରି, ବୈଶ୍ୟାପୁତ୍ରଙ୍କୁ ମଧ୍ୟ ଭେଟି, ଯଥୋଚିତ ସମ୍ମାନ ରଖି ଧର୍ମାନୁସାରେ ଅଗ୍ରସର ହେଲେ; କାରଣ ଧର୍ମର ଆରମ୍ଭ ଜ୍ଞାନୀଙ୍କ ପ୍ରତି ଶ୍ରଦ୍ଧା ଓ ସମସ୍ତଙ୍କ ପ୍ରତି ଶିଷ୍ଟାଚାରରୁ ହୁଏ।

Word by Word

• विदुरम्: Vidura (as object)
• विदुरम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: विदुर
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• पूजयित्वा: having honored/worshipped
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage)

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• वैश्यापुत्रम्: the son of a Vaiśyā (woman of the Vaiśya class)
• वैश्यापुत्रम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैश्यापुत्र
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• समेत्य: having met/approached
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-इ
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage)

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vidura
• vaiśyāputra (son of a vaiśyā)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse foregrounds dhārmic etiquette: honoring a virtuous elder like Vidura and engaging respectfully with others, indicating that righteous action is grounded in reverence, humility, and proper social conduct.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana narrates a brief transition: someone (implied by the surrounding context) first pays honor to Vidura and then meets a person described as a vaiśyā’s son, marking the next step in the unfolding events.