Shloka 44

Devanagari script

पूजा प्रयुज्यतामाशु मुनीनां भावितात्मनाम्‌ | ऋषीउ्छान्तनवो दृष्टवा सभाद्वारमुपस्थितान्‌

Transliteration

pūjā prayujyatām āśu munīnāṃ bhāvitātmanām | ṛṣīñ chāntanavo dṛṣṭvā sabhādvāram upasthitān ||

Translation

Вайшампаяна сказал: «Немедля воздайте должные почести этим муни, чья душа обуздана и воспитана». Увидев риши, стоящих у входа в зал собрания, Бхишма, сын Шантану, настоял, чтобы их приняли с поспешной благоговейностью, исполняя долг двора — чтить духовную власть и хранить праведность даже среди политического напряжения.

Word by Word

पूजाworship, honor

प्रयुज्यताम्let (it) be performed/extended

आशुquickly

मुनीनाम्of the sages

भावितात्मनाम्of those whose selves are disciplined/controlled

ऋषीन्the seers

शान्तनवःthe son of Śāntanu (Bhīṣma)

दृष्ट्वाhaving seen

सभाद्वारम्the door/entrance of the assembly-hall

उपस्थितान्arrived, standing near

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśaṃpāyana

Bhīṣma (Chāntanava)

Munis/Ṛṣis

Sabhā (assembly hall)

Sabhādvāra (entrance of the hall)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

A righteous court must promptly honor spiritually disciplined sages; reverence to wisdom and self-control is a key marker of dharma and legitimate kingship.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sages arrive and stand at the entrance of the assembly hall; Bhīṣma, seeing them, calls for immediate respectful reception and ceremonial honor.