Shloka 41
Adhyāya 33: Antarvedī-Samāgama, Arghya-Nirṇaya, and Śiśupāla’s Objection
आमन्त्रयध्वं राष्ट्रेषु ब्राह्मणान् भूमिपानथ । विशश्व मान्यान् शूद्रांक्ष सर्वानानयतेति च
āmantrayadhvaṃ rāṣṭreṣu brāhmaṇān bhūmipān atha | viśaś ca mānyān śūdrāṃś ca sarvān ānayate iti ca ||
“ਤੁਸੀਂ ਰਾਜਿਆਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਘੁੰਮ-ਘੁੰਮ ਕੇ ਉੱਥੋਂ ਦੇ ਭੂਮਿਪਾਲਾਂ ਅਤੇ ਬ੍ਰਾਹਮਣਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਸੱਦਾ ਦਿਓ; ਵੈਸ਼ਿਆਂ ਨੂੰ ਵੀ, ਅਤੇ ਜੋ-ਜੋ ਮਾਣਯੋਗ ਸ਼ੂਦਰ ਹਨ—ਸਭ ਨੂੰ ਬੁਲਾ ਕੇ ਇੱਥੇ ਲਿਆਓ।”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the dharmic ideal of a public, inclusive summons for a major royal undertaking: respected persons from all social groups—priests, rulers, merchants/commoners, and honored śūdras—are to be invited, emphasizing legitimacy, decorum, and broad participation.
Vaiśampāyana reports an instruction being issued to messengers/agents to travel through various kingdoms and invite key societal groups—kings and leading members of the varṇas—so that they may be brought to the event being organized.