Shloka 23

राजपूजाविधानम् / Royal Reception Protocols during Āśvamedha Preparations

Devanagari script

न तत्र कृपण: वक्षिन्न दरिद्रो बभूव ह । क्षुधितो दुःखितो वापि प्राकृतो वापि मानव:

Transliteration

na tatra kṛpaṇaḥ kaścid daridro babhūva ha | kṣudhito duḥkhito vāpi prākṛto vāpi mānavaḥ ||

Translation

ସେହି ଯଜ୍ଞସଭାରେ କେହି ଦୀନ କିମ୍ବା ଦରିଦ୍ର ରହିଲେ ନାହିଁ; କେହି ଭୁଖା ରହିଲେ ନାହିଁ, କେହି ଦୁଃଖିତ ମଧ୍ୟ ରହିଲେ ନାହିଁ—ଏପର୍ଯ୍ୟନ୍ତ ସବୁଠୁ ସାଧାରଣ ଓ ନିମ୍ନ ସ୍ଥିତିର ମଣିଷଟିଏ ମଧ୍ୟ ଅଭାବରେ ଛାଡ଼ା ହେଲା ନାହିଁ।

Word by Word

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

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

• कृपणः: miserly / wretched
• कृपणः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृपण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• वक्ष्यन्: speaking / about to say
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Shatr (present active participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• दरिद्रः: poor
• दरिद्रः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दरिद्र
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• बभूव: became / was
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• ह: indeed (emphatic particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ह

• क्षुधितः: hungry
• क्षुधितः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्षुधित
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• दुःखितः: distressed / unhappy
• दुःखितः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुःखित
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• वा: or
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा

• अपि: even / also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• प्राकृतः: common / ordinary
• प्राकृतः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्राकृत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• वा: or
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा

• अपि: even / also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• मानवः: man / human being
• मानवः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मानव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśaṃpāyana
• yajña (sacrifice)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

A dharmic public rite is validated not merely by ritual correctness but by its ethical outcome: the removal of hunger, poverty, and distress through generosity and inclusive care, extending even to the most ordinary or lowly attendees.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśaṃpāyana describes the atmosphere at the sacrifice: due to abundant gifts and provisions, no one present remained destitute, hungry, or sorrowful—highlighting the king’s largesse and the social dimension of the yajña.