Shloka 9

Adhyāya 31: Rājasūya-samāgama — The Gathering of Kings and the Ordering of Hospitality

Devanagari script

सेकानपरसेकांश्व व्यजयत्‌ सुमहाबल: । करं तेभ्य उपादाय रत्नानि विविधानि च

Transliteration

sekān aparasekāṁś ca vyajayat sumahābalaḥ | karaṁ tebhya upādāya ratnāni vividhāni ca ||

Translation

ଅତ୍ୟନ୍ତ ମହାବଳୀ ସେବାକର୍ତ୍ତା ଓ ଅସେବାକର୍ତ୍ତା—ଦୁହେଁକୁ ପ୍ରସନ୍ନ କଲେ; ତାଙ୍କର ହାତ ଧରି ସମ୍ମାନ ଦେଇ ବିଭିନ୍ନ ପ୍ରକାର ରତ୍ନ ଦାନ କଲେ।

Word by Word

• सेकान्: sprinklings / water-sprays
• सेकान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सेक
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• अपरसेकान्: other sprinklings / counter-sprays
• अपरसेकान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अपरसेक
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

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

• व्यजयत्: fanned / waved (a fan)
• Type: Verb
• Root: व्यज्
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• सुमहाबलः: the very mighty (one)
• सुमहाबलः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुमहाबल
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• करम्: hand
• करम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• तेभ्यः: from them
• तेभ्यः: Apadana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Ablative, Plural

• उपादाय: having taken
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-आ-दा
• Form: Lyap (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage)

• रत्नानि: gems
• रत्नानि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: रत्न
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• विविधानि: various
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विविध
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

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

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• ratnāni (jewels)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

A ruler’s strength is ethically expressed through generosity and impartial recognition—rewarding people publicly fosters social cohesion, loyalty, and dharmic kingship.

What is happening in the narrative?

A very powerful figure distributes assorted jewels as rewards, acknowledging recipients by taking their hands—an emblematic courtly gesture of favor—extending gifts even beyond the immediate circle of attendants.