Shloka 6

राजपूजाविधानम् / Royal Reception Protocols during Āśvamedha Preparations

Devanagari script

युधिष्ठिरं च राजानं भीमादींश्वापि पाण्डवान्‌

Transliteration

yudhiṣṭhiraṃ ca rājānaṃ bhīmādīṃś cāpi pāṇḍavān

Translation

E o rei Yudhiṣṭhira, bem como Bhīma e os demais irmãos Pāṇḍava também.

Word by Word

• युधिष्ठिरम्: Yudhiṣṭhira
• युधिष्ठिरम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: युधिष्ठिर
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

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

• राजानम्: the king
• राजानम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• भीमादीन्: Bhīma and the others
• भीमादीन्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीमादि
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

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

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

• पाण्डवान्: the Pāṇḍavas
• पाण्डवान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डव
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Bhīma
• Pāṇḍavas

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse foregrounds rightful kingship and collective responsibility: Yudhiṣṭhira is named as king, while the Pāṇḍavas are included as a unified moral and political body supporting dharma in governance.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana, continuing the narration, mentions King Yudhiṣṭhira together with Bhīma and the other Pāṇḍavas as the relevant persons being referred to in the surrounding passage.