Shloka 9

युधिष्ठिरस्य राज्याभिषेकः | Yudhiṣṭhira’s Royal Consecration

Devanagari script

पृथिवीं च सुवर्ण च रत्नानि विविधानि च । आभिषेचनिकं भाण्डं सर्वसम्भारसम्भूतम्‌

Transliteration

pṛthivīṃ ca suvarṇaṃ ca ratnāni vividhāni ca | ābhiṣecanikaṃ bhāṇḍaṃ sarvasambhārasambhūtam ||

Translation

Vaiśaṃpāyana disse: “Eles reuniram terra (argila), ouro e muitas espécies de gemas, juntamente com o conjunto completo de vasos e instrumentos de consagração—tudo o que é requerido para a unção real—preparado com todos os materiais necessários.”

Word by Word

• पृथिवीम्: earth/land
• पृथिवीम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पृथिवी
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

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

• सुवर्णम्: gold
• सुवर्णम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुवर्ण
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

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

• रत्नानि: gems/jewels
• रत्नानि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: रत्न
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• विविधानि: various, diverse
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विविध
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

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

• आभिषेचनिकम्: pertaining to consecration (abhisheka)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आभिषेचनिक
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• भाण्डम्: vessel/utensil/equipment
• भाण्डम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भाण्ड
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• सर्वसम्भारसम्भूतम्: made up of all requisite materials
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व-सम्भार-सम्भूत
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśaṃpāyana
• pṛthivī (earth/clay)
• suvarṇa (gold)
• ratna (gems)
• ābhiṣeka (royal consecration)
• bhāṇḍa (ritual vessels/implements)
• sambhāra (ritual requisites)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores the dharmic ideal that legitimate rule is established through orderly, sanctified procedure: kingship is not mere power but a responsibility inaugurated by consecration, requiring completeness, purity, and proper preparation.

What is happening in the narrative?

The narrator describes the gathering of materials for a royal abhiṣeka (anointing): earth/clay, gold, gems, and the full set of ritual vessels and requisites needed to perform the consecration properly.