Shloka 59

Adhyāya 31: Rājasūya-samāgama — The Gathering of Kings and the Ordering of Hospitality

Devanagari script

प्रतिगृह्य च तां पूजां करे च विनिवेश्य च

Transliteration

pratigṛhya ca tāṁ pūjāṁ kare ca viniveśya ca

Translation

E, recebendo respeitosamente aquela honra, tomou-a e a colocou em suas mãos.

Word by Word

• प्रतिगृह्य: having accepted/received
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रति-ग्रह्
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), परस्मैपद-भाव (active sense)

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

• ताम्: that (her/that)
• ताम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• पूजाम्: honour, worship, respectful offering
• पूजाम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूजा
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• करे: in (his) hand
• करे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

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

• विनिवेश्य: having placed/put (it) in
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-नि-विश्
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), परस्मैपद-भाव (active sense)

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

Speaker

सहदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sahadeva
• pūjā (ceremonial honor/offering)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights dharmic conduct through proper acceptance of honor: receiving respect with restraint and correctness is itself an ethical act, maintaining social and ritual order.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sahadeva describes a formal moment of reception: an offered pūjā (ceremonial honor) is accepted and placed in the hands, marking a courteous, protocol-bound transition to the next action in the scene.