Shloka 3

Devanagari script

समग्रैस्त्रिदशैस्तत्र इष्टमासीद्‌ द्विजर्षभ । यत्रेन्द्रातिक्रमं चक्रे मान्धाता राजसत्तम:

Transliteration

samagrais tridaśais tatra iṣṭam āsīd dvijarṣabha | yatrendrātikramaṃ cakre māndhātā rājasattamaḥ ||

Translation

ହେ ଦ୍ୱିଜର୍ଷଭ! ସେଠାରେ ସମଗ୍ର ତ୍ରିଦଶମାନେ ଯଜ୍ଞ କରିଥିଲେ; ଏବଂ ସେଠାରେ ରାଜସତ୍ତମ ମାନ୍ଧାତା ଯଜ୍ଞକର୍ମରେ ଇନ୍ଦ୍ରଙ୍କୁ ମଧ୍ୟ ଅତିକ୍ରମ କରିଥିଲେ।

Word by Word

• समग्रैः: with all, entire
• समग्रैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समग्र
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• त्रिदशैः: with the gods (thirty-three)
• त्रिदशैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रिदश
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

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

• इष्टम्: a sacrifice (that which is worshipped/performed)
• इष्टम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: इष्ट
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• आसीत्: was
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस्
• Form: Imperfect, 3, Singular

• द्विजर्षभ: O bull among the twice-born (best Brahmin)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज-ऋषभ
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र

• इन्द्र: from/than Indra
• इन्द्र: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र
• Form: Masculine, Ablative, Singular

• अतिक्रमम्: surpassing, transgression
• अतिक्रमम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अतिक्रम
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• चक्रे: did, made
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: Perfect, 3, Singular

• मान्धाता: Māndhātā (a king)
• मान्धाता: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मान्धातृ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• राजसत्तमः: best of kings
• राजसत्तमः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: राज-सत्तम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

ब्राह्मण उवाच

Characters & Entities

• ब्राह्मण (speaker)
• त्रिदश (देवता)
• इन्द्र
• मान्धाता

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the ethical prestige of dharmic action expressed through yajña: when performed with exceptional righteousness and completeness, human endeavor can attain a stature that even the gods acknowledge—symbolized by Māndhātṛ ‘surpassing’ Indra in sacrificial excellence.

What is happening in the narrative?

A Brahmin describes a sacred locale renowned for divine sacrifices, noting that all the gods once performed rites there and that King Māndhātṛ became famous for outdoing Indra in the context of sacrificial performance, thereby establishing the place’s sanctity and historical glory.