Shloka 17

राजसूयविचारः — Deliberation on the Rajasuya and the Summoning of Kṛṣṇa

Devanagari script

भक्ष्यभोज्यैश्न विविधैर्यथाकामपुरस्कृतै: । रत्नौघतर्पितिस्तुष)ेदधिजैश्व समुदाह्मतम्‌ । तेजस्वी च यशस्वी च नृपेभ्यो5भ्यधिको5भवत्‌

Transliteration

bhakṣya-bhojyaiś ca vividhair yathākāma-puraskṛtaiḥ | ratnaugha-tarpitaiḥ tuṣṭaiḥ dadhi-jaiś ca samāhṛtam | tejasvī ca yaśasvī ca nṛpebhyo 'bhyadhiko 'bhavat ||

Translation

Disse Nārada: Com muitas espécies de alimentos e iguarias, com dádivas concedidas conforme o desejo de cada um, e com montes de joias oferecidos de modo que os brāhmaṇas ficassem plenamente satisfeitos e contentes—bem como com oferendas de coalhada e outras preparações lácteas—o rei Hariścandra alcançou as suas bênçãos. Por isso tornou-se mais radiante em poder e mais célebre em fama do que os demais reis.

Word by Word

• भक्ष्यभोज्यैः: with eatables and foods
• भक्ष्यभोज्यैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ष्य-भोज्य
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

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

• विविधैः: various
• विविधैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विविध
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• यथा: as/according to
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा

• काम: desire
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• पुरस्कृतैः: offered as honors/presents
• पुरस्कृतैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुरस्कृत
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• रत्नौघ: a flood/heap of gems
• Type: Noun
• Root: रत्न-ओघ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तर्पितैः: having been satisfied
• तर्पितैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तर्पित
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• तुष्टैः: being pleased/content
• तुष्टैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तुष्ट
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• दधिजैः: with curd-products (lit. born of curd)
• दधिजैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: दधिज
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

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

• समुदाहृतम्: was proclaimed/uttered
• Type: Verb
• Root: समुदाहृत
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• तेजस्वी: splendid, radiant
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तेजस्विन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• यशस्वी: famous, glorious
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यशस्विन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• नृपेभ्यः: than (other) kings
• नृपेभ्यः: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृप
• Form: Masculine, Ablative, Plural

• अभ्यधिकः: superior, exceeding
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अभ्यधिक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अभवत्: became/was
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Imperfect, 3, Singular

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• King Hariścandra
• brāhmaṇas
• foods (bhakṣya-bhojya)
• jewels (ratna)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Honoring the worthy through generous giving—especially to learned brāhmaṇas—brings blessings that manifest as tejas (moral-spiritual power) and yaśas (good fame), making a ruler truly eminent beyond mere wealth or force.

What is happening in the narrative?

Nārada describes how King Hariścandra satisfied brāhmaṇas with abundant foods, desired gifts, and heaps of jewels; pleased, they bestowed blessings on him, and as a result he became more illustrious and renowned than other kings.