Shloka 173

युधिष्ठिरस्य राज्याभिषेकः | Yudhiṣṭhira’s Royal Consecration

Devanagari script

धर्मराजो5पि तत्‌ सर्व प्रतिजग्राह धर्मत: । तदनन्तर वहाँ बाजा बजानेवाले लोग पणव, आनक तथा दुन्दुभिकी ध्वनि करने लगे। धर्मराज युधिष्ठिरने भी धर्मानुसार वह सारा स्वागत सत्कार स्वीकार किया

Transliteration

Vaiśampāyana uvāca: Dharmarājo 'pi tat sarvaṁ pratijagrāha dharmataḥ. Tadanantaraṁ tatra vādakāḥ paṇava-ānaka-dundubhi-dhvaniṁ cakruḥ.

Translation

Vaiśampāyana disse: O rei Yudhiṣṭhira também aceitou toda aquela recepção e honra de acordo com o dharma. Em seguida, os músicos ali começaram a fazer soar os tambores paṇava, ānaka e dundubhi, enchendo o lugar de música cerimonial — sinal de uma acolhida pública que ele recebe não por vaidade, mas como dever alinhado à retidão.

Word by Word

• धर्मराजः: Dharma-king (Yudhiṣṭhira)
• धर्मराजः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्मराज
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• सर्वम्: all, entire
• सर्वम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• प्रतिजग्राह: accepted, received
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रति-ग्रह्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• धर्मतः: according to dharma, rightly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: धर्म
• Form: tasil-derivative (ablatival adverb)

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Dharmarāja (Yudhiṣṭhira)
• paṇava
• ānaka
• dundubhi

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Honor and welcome are to be received without vanity and with ethical restraint; Yudhiṣṭhira accepts the reception 'dharmataḥ'—as an act governed by duty and propriety rather than personal pride.

What is happening in the narrative?

After arrangements of welcome are offered, Yudhiṣṭhira formally accepts the reception. Immediately afterward, musicians sound ceremonial drums (paṇava, ānaka, dundubhi), signaling a public, royal-style celebration of his arrival/acceptance.