Shloka 226

यज्ञवाटवैभववर्णनम् / Description of the Splendour of the Sacrificial Enclosure

Devanagari script

शृण्वन्‌ विवेश धर्मात्मा फाल्गुनो यज्ञसंस्तरम्‌ । इस प्रकार कहते हुए लोगोंकी श्रवणसुखद बातें सुनते हुए धर्मात्मा अर्जुनने यज्ञमण्डपमें प्रवेश किया

Transliteration

śṛṇvan viveśa dharmātmā phālguno yajñasaṃstaram |

Translation

ଲୋକମାନଙ୍କର ଶ୍ରବଣସୁଖଦ କଥା ଶୁଣୁଥିବାବେଳେ ଧର୍ମାତ୍ମା ଫାଲ୍ଗୁଣ (ଅର୍ଜୁନ) ଯଜ୍ଞମଣ୍ଡପରେ ପ୍ରବେଶ କଲେ।

Word by Word

• शृण्वन्: hearing, while listening
• शृण्वन्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: शतृ (वर्तमान कृदन्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• विवेश: entered
• Type: Verb
• Root: विश् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत), प्रथम, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• धर्मात्मा: righteous-souled
• धर्मात्मा: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धर्मात्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• फाल्गुनः: Phalguna (Arjuna)
• फाल्गुनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: फाल्गुन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• यज्ञसंस्तरम्: the sacrificial enclosure/arena (spread for the sacrifice)
• यज्ञसंस्तरम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: यज्ञसंस्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

Speaker

युधिष्ठिर उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Arjuna (Phālguna)
• yajñasaṃstara (sacrificial enclosure)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights dharmic conduct in a public and ritual setting: even amid acclaim and pleasant speech, a dharmātmā remains focused on rightful duty and proceeds with reverence toward the sacrificial order, suggesting inner discipline and ethical steadiness.

What is happening in the narrative?

Arjuna, described as righteous-souled, listens to the pleasing words of the people and then enters the prepared sacrificial enclosure, situating him within the ongoing Aśvamedha-related proceedings of Yudhiṣṭhira’s rite.