Shloka 23

शकुनेः पुत्रेण सह आश्वमेधाश्वविषयः संघर्षः — Arjuna’s restrained engagement with Śakuni’s son during the horse-escort

Devanagari script

ये च द्विजातिप्रवरास्तत्रासन्‌ पृथिवीपते । समाजग्मु: सशिष्यास्तान्‌ प्रतिजग्राह कौरव:

Transliteration

ye ca dvijātipravarās tatrāsan pṛthivīpate | samājagmuḥ saśiṣyās tān pratijagrāha kauravaḥ ||

Translation

ହେ ପୃଥ୍ୱୀନାଥ! ସେଠାରେ ଥିବା ଦ୍ୱିଜମାନଙ୍କ ମଧ୍ୟରୁ ଯେ ଶ୍ରେଷ୍ଠମାନେ, ସେମାନେ ସମସ୍ତେ ନିଜ ନିଜ ଶିଷ୍ୟମାନଙ୍କ ସହିତ ଏକତ୍ର ଆସିଲେ; କୌରବ ରାଜା ଯୁଧିଷ୍ଠିର ସେମାନଙ୍କୁ ଯଥାବିଧି ସମ୍ମାନରେ ଗ୍ରହଣ କଲେ।

Word by Word

• ये: who/which (those)
• ये: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

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

• द्विजाति-प्रवराः: foremost among the twice-born
• द्विजाति-प्रवराः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्विजाति-प्रवर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र

• आसन्: were
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस्
• Form: Imperfect, 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada

• पृथिवीपते: O lord of the earth (king)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पृथिवीपति
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• समाजग्मुः: came together/assembled
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + आ + गम्
• Form: Perfect, 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada

• स-शिष्याः: together with (their) disciples
• स-शिष्याः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सशिष्य
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• तान्: them
• तान्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• प्रतिजग्राह: received/welcomed
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रति + ग्रह्
• Form: Perfect, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• कौरवः: the Kaurava (Yudhiṣṭhira)
• कौरवः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कौरव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Brahmins (dvijātipravarāḥ)
• disciples (śiṣyāḥ)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

A righteous king upholds dharma by honoring learned and virtuous Brahmins and by practicing proper hospitality (satkāra). Respect for knowledge and disciplined lineages (teachers with disciples) is presented as a pillar of social and moral order.

What is happening in the narrative?

Eminent twice-born sages/Brahmins arrive at the royal gathering along with their disciples, and King Yudhiṣṭhira receives them respectfully, indicating the formal welcome of spiritual authorities at a major royal occasion.