Shloka 231

अर्हणनिर्णयः

Decision on the Highest Honor at the Assembly

Devanagari script

तस्मिन्‌ धर्मविदां श्रेष्ठो धर्मराजस्य धीमत: । महाध्वरे महाबुद्धिस्तस्थौ स बहुमानत:

Transliteration

tasmin dharmavidāṁ śreṣṭho dharmarājasya dhīmataḥ | mahādhvare mahābuddhis tasthau sa bahumānataḥ ||

Translation

ସେହି ଧୀମାନ୍ ଧର୍ମରାଜଙ୍କ ମହାଯଜ୍ଞରେ ଧର୍ମବିଦମାନଙ୍କ ମଧ୍ୟରେ ଶ୍ରେଷ୍ଠ, ମହାବୁଦ୍ଧିମାନ ସେ ପୁରୁଷ ମହାସମ୍ମାନରେ ସେଠାରେ ଦଣ୍ଡାୟମାନ ରହିଲେ।

Word by Word

• तस्मिन्: in that (occasion/place)
• तस्मिन्: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Locative, Singular

• धर्मविदाम्: of the knowers of dharma
• धर्मविदाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्मविद्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• श्रेष्ठः: the best
• श्रेष्ठः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रेष्ठ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• धर्मराजस्य: of Dharmaraja (Yudhiṣṭhira)
• धर्मराजस्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्मराज
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• धीमतः: of the wise one
• धीमतः: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धीमत्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• महाध्वरे: in the great sacrifice
• महाध्वरे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाध्वर
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• महाबुद्धिः: the great-minded one
• महाबुद्धिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाबुद्धि
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• तस्थौ: stood / remained
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (तिष्ठति)
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• बहुमानतः: out of respect / from honor
• बहुमानतः: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: बहुमान
• Form: Masculine, Ablative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Dharmarāja (Yudhiṣṭhira)
• mahādhvara (the great sacrifice/rite)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights that in a righteous king’s public rite, the highest standing belongs to one who truly knows dharma; ethical and ritual authority is validated by wisdom and the respect it naturally receives.

What is happening in the narrative?

During Dharmarāja Yudhiṣṭhira’s great sacrificial ceremony, a renowned knower of dharma—described as highly intelligent—stands present and is treated with marked honor, indicating his prominence in the proceedings.